Memorable Deeds and Sayings: One Thousand Tales from Ancient Rome
Valerius Maximus
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New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. 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. Seller Inventory # B9780872206748
Bibliographic Details
Title: Memorable Deeds and Sayings: One Thousand ...
Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Paperback / softback
Condition: New
About this title
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.
Henry John Walker is Lecturer in Classical and Medieval Studies, Bates College.
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