Four anecdotes from nine books of memorable deeds and sayings are retold in gesta romanorum. His collection of examples of roman religious practice and thought offers a unique perspective from the early principate on roman beliefs about their religious heritage. Tacitus use of augustus, acta classica 58 2015, 16690. Valerius maximus memorable deeds and sayings valerius. Valeriuss memorable doings and sayings opens with an adulatory dedication to. Valeriusmaximusmemorableactsandsayings identifierark ark. This is the first english translation of, and commentary on, valerius maximus, an early first century ad author. He worked during the reign of tiberius 14 ad to 37 ad. After the englished version of samuel speed, printed in 1678, and not without its own charm, w.
Memorable deeds and sayings by valerius maximus, 1998. Memorable deeds and sayings by valerius maximus, 9780872206755, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Lecture dining well at the medieval court christina normore sunday, november 15, 2015 3. Collection latomus, brussels 1994 articles suetonius and galbas taste in men a note, latomus 74 2015, 1007 sometimes a name is just a name. Valerius maximus stands alone as an extant prose author of the early principate who devoted specific interest to the romans attitude to religion. Memorable deeds and sayings download ebook pdfepub. Oxford university press 1998 suetonius life of caligula a commentary. He wrote his book of historical anecdotes in which he recorded memorable deeds and sayings. M reading of the whole ms tradition m reading of part of the ms tradition p reading on a papyrus sicut anacreonti quoque, quem usitatum usitatum edd. Wardle produced a translation of book i only, valerius maximus. The collection was very popular in the renaissance and has recently attracted renewed scholarly attention.
The publication of henry john walkers translation of memorable deeds and sayings ensures a wider readership for valerius great compendium of grecoroman lore. Valerius thousand tales are arranged thematically in ninetyone chapters that cover nearly every aspect of life in the ancient world, including such wideranging. Valerius maximus memorable deeds and sayings book i oxford 1998. Please click button to get memorable deeds and sayings book now. All search options view abbreviations home collectionstexts perseus catalog research grants open source about help. Josse bade also known as jodocus badius and badius ascensius lived from 14621535.
See also valerius maximus, memorable deeds and sayings. Please view our legal notice before you make use of this database. Laudabile duodecim fascium religiosum obsequium, laudabilior quattuor et viginti in consimili re oboedientia. He wrote a total of 1,561 epigrams, of which 1,235 are in elegiac couplets, in twelve books published between ad 86 and 103. Life of augustus oxford, 2014 cicero on divination book i oxford, 2006. Valerius maximus, author of the factorum et dictorum memorabilium libri novem memorable deeds and sayings, a.
In eight chapters he presents a variety of material selected from earlier authors, such as cicero, livy, and varro, to illustrate central areas ofroman religious thought and practice. In the following essay, gries decries the content of valeriuss memorable doings and. Apart from the fact that he was a close friend of a consul, we know almost nothing about valerius. He was born in the village of asse near brussels but. Yet to date there has been no modern english translation of memorable doings and sayings.
One thousand tales from ancient rome by valerius maximus. Ad was a roman poet from spain, considered the creator of the modern epigram. The museums cutting comes from a french translation of the original latin text made for jan crabbe, abbot of the cistercian abbey. Valerius maximus, memorable doings and sayings loeb. This site is like a library, you could find million book here by using search box in the widget. Urbis romae exterarumque gentium facta simul ac dicta memoratu digna, quae apud alios latius diffusa sunt quam ut breviter cognosci possint, ab illustribus electa auctoribus digerere 1 constitui, ut documenta sumere volentibus longae inquisitionis labor absit. Articles suetonius and galbas taste in men a note, latomus 74 2015, 1007.
Summary this is a collection of notable deeds and sayings which valerius maximus compiled during the reign of tiberius. Books 4145 and the periochae download a first history of rome nypl. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. Valerius maximus author of memorable doings and sayings. Miniature from valerius maximus, the memorable deeds and sayings of the romans bruges, ca. Read the original latin text, if you can, at the perseus project. Valerius maximus memorable deeds and sayings book i oxford, 1998. Valerius maximus, flourished ad 30, roman historian and moralist who wrote an important book of historical anecdotes for the use of rhetoricians born into a poor family, valerius maximus owed everything to sextus pompeius consul ad 14 and proconsul of asia, his friend and patron, whom he accompanied to the east about ad 2425. Valerius maximus lived during the reign of tiberius 1437 a. Greek and roman arabic germanic 19thcentury american renaissance richmond times italian poetry. This codex contains the factorum ac dictorum memorabilium memorable deeds and sayings by valerius maximus, roman historian and moralist, who worked during the reign of tiberius a. Suetonius life of caligula a commentary brussels 1994.
One thousand tales from ancient rome, translated by henry john walker 2004. Memorable deeds and sayings valerius maximus, valerius. Solar eclipse explained by pericles thereby dispelling. Suetonius life of caligula a commentary brussels, 1994. Henry john walker hackett, 2004 ps primary source a primary source is a work that is being studied, or that provides firsthand or direct evidence on a topic. Of the many merits of walkers translation, i would cite especially its readability. A list of ancient greek and latin authors, with links to online translations. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
October 11, 2012 sententiaeantiquae to honor ones parents is the greatest law of nature. The memorable deeds and sayings of the romans, a compilation of stories about ancient customs and heroes written in the first century a. Valerius maximus memorable deeds and sayings book i. Valerius maximus, memorable doings and sayings, volume i. His book, factorum et dictorum memorabilium libri ix c. Marcus valerius martialis poems poems of marcus valerius. 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 maximus compiled his handbook of notable deeds and sayings during the reign of tiberius 1437 ce. Martin bloomer, valerius maximus and the rhetoric of the new nobility, chapel hill, 1992. Valerius maximus finished this great collection of almost one thousand stories from the roman world in a. Valerius maximus is the author of memorable doings and sayings, volume i 3.