As the introduction to the Loeb edition says, In February 45 [a year before he wrote De Senectute] the death of his adored and only daughter drove him into a frenzy of writing in an effort to forget his grief. <SEP> His only daughter died, which led him to write as a distraction for his grief.
As the introduction to the Loeb edition says, In February 45 [ a year before they wrote De Senectute ] the death of their adored and only daughter drove them into a frenzy of writing in an effort to forget their grief. <SEP> Their only daughter died, which led them to write as a distraction for their grief.