Memorable deeds and sayings
Subtitle: one thousand tales from ancient Rome
By: Valerius Maximus ; translated, with an introduction, by Henry John Walker.
Contributors: Walker, Henry J., 1959-
Publisher: Hackett Pub.
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Indianapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 361
Subjects: Didactic literature, Latin -- Translations into English; Exempla -- Translations into English; Anecdotes -- Early works to 1800; Rome -- Social life and customs -- Early works to 1800; Rome -- Civilization -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Translations into English.; Early works to 1800.
Description: "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
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.