''On Length and Shortness of Life'' (or ''On Longevity and Shortness of Life'';

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: Περὶ μακροβιότητος καὶ βραχυβιότητος;

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: ''De longitudine et brevitate vitae'') is a text by the

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and one of the '' Parva Naturalia''.

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On longevity and shortness of life
', translated by G. R. T. Ross * *Original Greek text: **

(with Modern Greek translation and notes) Works by Aristotle {{Philo-book-stub