Cicero's Great Work on Old Age

There is a common perception that old age was a disease in ancient times. Galen argues against the fact that it's a disease, and says decline is natural. Cicero focuses on for what he calls forward tuperationos o. Think it's a wonderful word. SaysOld age takes you away from doing what you did when you were younger. And again, cicero says this is a good thing because death,. as plato socrates had already observed, is not something to be feared. It's either like permanent sleep or your being reunited with all your friends. So there's nothing to fear in death.