The presence of magic in the agricultural handbook the De Agri Cultura of Marcus Porcius Cato is the topic of this Master thesis. It is the oldest preserved prose work of Roman literature written by the author who closed every speech in the senate with the words Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam. Cato went through the entire Cursus honorum and is the founder of Latin prose and lapidary style of writting. De Agri Cultura is his only completely saved work. It consists of 162 chapters that do not have a specific and meaningful order. In farming, experience and science are insufficient, because man seeks „something more“. Through magic consisted of prayers and rituals, Cato encourages farmers and restores their faith in good. Ten chapters were interpreted and analyzed. Two of them are recipes for cakes with magical connotations, while the remaining eight are prayers and rituals that include gods and sacrifice. Wine, cakes and suovetaurilia (a swine, a ram and a bull) were given for cattle health, field protection and all those who lived and worked on the farm. The style and language of the work greatly portray Cato's personality and way of life.