Memorable deeds and sayings

Valerius Maximus

Original title: Factorum et dictorum memorabilium libri IX

earliest edition we have, 1995 B.G.Teubner GmbH, 1998 hardcover 434 pages

Bibliotheca scriptorum Graecorum et Romanorum Teubneriana

"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,...

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Memorable deeds and sayings edition · 2004 · Hackett Pub. · 361 pages
Valerius Maximus (Bibliotheca scriptorum Graecorum et Romanorum Teubneriana) hardcover · 1998 · B.G.Teubner GmbH · 434 pages
Memorable deeds and sayings edition · 1998 · Clarendon Press · 301 pages
Faits et dits mémorables edition · 1995 · Les Belles Lettres

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