Memorable deeds and sayings
one thousand tales from ancient Rome
by Valerius Maximus and John Briscoe
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"Popular in its day both as a sourcebook for writers and orators and as a guidebook for living a moral life, this remarkably rich document serves as an engaging introduction to the cultural and moral history of ancient Rome. Valerius' "thousand tales" are arranged thematically in ninety-one chapters that cover nearly every aspect of life in the ancient world, including such wide-ranging topics as military discipline, child rearing, and women lawyers. As a whole, the work gives the reader fascinating insights into what it felt like to be an ancient Roman, what the ancient Romans really believed, what their private world was like, how they related to one another, and what they did when nobody was watching." -- publisher
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Anecdotes, Civilization, Early works to 1800, Exempla, History, Latin Didactic literature, Rome, Social life and customs, Translations into English, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Latin, Quotations, Rome, social life and customs, Rome, civilization, Didactic literature, Latin literature, translations into english, Didactic literature, latin, Didactic literature, latin--translations into english, Exempla--translations into english, Dg78 .v3513 1998, 937Places
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Memorable deeds and sayings: one thousand tales from ancient Rome
2004, Hackett Pub.
in English
0872206750 9780872206755
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