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The Elderly in Ancient Rome: Voices of Respect and Fear

Roman Empire Times 27 Sep 2025
Yet the literary record is problematic ... Historian A ... Catullus lashed at an old woman as “a toothless crone.” Juvenal conjured them as witches brewing potions, while Varro spoke of the “old hag” as a stock figure of ridicule.
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