Shackleton baileys pleasing and authoritative translation. Memorable doings and sayings, volume ii valerius maximus, d. Skidmore, clive, practical ethics for roman gentlemen exeter 1996. Valerius maximus compiled a book of nearly one thousand historical anecdotes in rome during the reign of tiberius. The frustrating thing is that valerius maximus doesnt name his sources so you are left wondering where he got his information from. Martin bloomer, valerius maximus and the rhetoric of the new nobility chapel hill, 1992, clive skidmore, practical ethics for roman.
This is the first english translation of, and commentary on, valerius maximus. All search options view abbreviations home collectionstexts perseus catalog research grants open source about help. This translation will be easily used by students in the classroom and by scholars. A list of ancient greek and latin authors, with links to online translations. Valerius maximus author of memorable doings and sayings. Valerius maximus compiled his handbook of notable deeds and sayings during the reign of tiberius 1437 ce. His factorum ac dictorum memorabilium libri ix nine books of memorable deeds and sayings was written c. The collection was very popular in the renaissance and has recently attracted renewed scholarly attention.
This translation was produced in the first half of the fourteenth century, as early as 26 or shortly. Nothing is known of his personal history except that his family was poor and undistinguished, and that he owed everything to sextus pompeius consul ad 14, proconsul of asia, whom he accompanied to the east in 27. Roman soldiers california state university, northridge. Dubochet, 1850, also by marcus junianus justinus, quintus curtius rufus, julius obsequens, and cornelius nepos, ed. Factorum ac dictorum memorabilium libri ix wikipedia. Valerius maximus was a latin writer and author of a collection of historical anecdotes.
Memorable doings and sayings, volume ii valerius maximus. Memorable doings and sayings, volume ii, books 69 loeb. Memorable doings and sayings, volume ii, books 69 loeb classical library no. Valerius maximus, memorable deeds and sayings, vii. Valerius maximus compiled his handbook of notable deeds and sayings in the reign of. The work was widely popular, especially as a source for writers and. Aug 01, 2000 memorable doings and sayings, volume ii book. Memorable doings and sayings, volume ii harvard university press. Valerius maximus article about valerius maximus by the. Valerius maximus, facta et dicta memorabilia, liber primvs.
Memorable deeds and sayings by valerius maximus, 1998. Valerius maximus, memorable doings and sayings, volume ii. Read the fulltext online edition of memorable deeds and sayings 1998. It is a collection of approximately a thousand short stories that valerius wrote during the reign of tiberius 42 bce ce 37. Valerius maximus compiled his handbook of notable deeds and sayings in the reign of tiberius 1437. Wardle produced a translation of book i only, valerius maximus. This work is now added to the loeb classical library, a freshly valerius maximus compiled his handbook of notable deeds and sayings during the reign of tiberius 1437 ce.
The peeping of a mouse being overheard, was the reason that fabius maximus quitted the dicta. Memorable doings and sayings, volume ii, books 69 loeb 42 copies. Memorable doings and sayings by valerius maximus book. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain. Selected anecdotes by valerius maximus anecdotes from antiquity. Notable absentees from the bibliography cited in the introduction are c.
Yet to date there has been no modern english translation of memorable doings and sayings. Shackleton bailey translator, maximus valerius maximus. Valerius maximus, facta et dicta memorabilia, book 8. Valerius maximus likes to gather the sayings under thematic headings like modesty, bravery, discipline, ingratitude, etc. Valerius was to me one of those authors into whom historians dip for minor details, not one to be read continuously or to be evaluated in his own right. See also time of writing, translations and commentaries, and sources. This is the first english translation of, and commentary on, valerius maximus, an early first century ad author. Valerius maximus collection of exempla has received attention from modern scholars as a window into the morality of the early imperial period at rome. Of the many merits of walkers translation, i would cite especially its readability. Little has been said, however, about the possible formal philosophical context of valerius work since the. Valerius s professedly practical work contains a clear moral element and is informative about firstcentury ce roman attitudes toward religion and morality. He worked during the reign of tiberius 14 ad to 37 ad.
Wardle, valerius maximus memorable deeds and sayings book, oxford, 1998, p. Valerius maximus search for documents in search only in valerius maximus. Valerius maximus compiled a book of nearly one thousand historical. Text, introduction, and commentary john briscoe there is no modern commentary on the whole of valerius maximusfacta et dicta memorabilia, though commentaries on books 1 and 2 have been published by, respectively, david wardle 1998 and andrea themannsteinke. This work is now added to the loeb classical library, a freshly edited latin text facing d. Valerius maximus stands alone as an extant prose author of the early principate who devoted specific interest to the romans attitude to religion. Oxford university press clarendon ancient history series.
The exposition exhibits strongly the two currents of feeling which are intermingled by almost every roman writer of the empirethe. The introduction has sections on the author, the date of the work, contents, construction and purpose, sources, text and transmission, and roman religion in book 1. At the capture of syracuse marcellus had been aware that his victory had been held up much and long by archimedes machines. Stories about ancient customs, military discipline, the right to. The memorable doings and sayings runs to nine books. Two recent monographs on valerius,martin bloomer s valerius maximus and the. 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. He resigned his commission, and went to his house, greeted by the applause of the people. Valerius maximus finished this great collection of almost one thousand stories from the roman world in a. In ad 2, a statue of marcus valerius maximus was erected in the forum of augustus alongside other great men of rome, under which was an elogia.
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 is the author of memorable doings and sayings, volume i 3. Memorable deeds and sayings valerius maximus, valerius. Valerius maximus compiled his handbook of notable deeds and sayings during the reign of tiberius 14. One book every two years or so hardly constitutes a critical flood. Ms harley 43753, a translation of valerius maximus facta et dicta memorabilia memorable doings and sayings. The mellon foundation provided support for entering this text. Sep 15, 2000 valerius maximus compiled his handbook of notable deeds and sayings during the reign of tiberius 1437 ce. Valeriuss professedly practical work contains a clear moral element and is informative about firstcentury ce roman attitudes toward religion and morality. Books 15 by valerius maximus, d r shackleton bailey translator, d r shackleton bailey editor online at alibris. Email citation the introduction has sections on the author, the date of the work, contents, construction and purpose, sources, text and transmission, and roman religion in book 1. A livian source is supposed by one of the most important scholars to discuss the ending of the first punic war g.
Shackleton bailey, valerius maximus memorable doings and sayings, vol. Memorable deeds and sayings by valerius maximus, 1998 online. Shackleton bailey published by loeb classical library 2000. I cambridge, ma, 2000, 281 blurs this emphasis by making vengeance the active donor of pleasure. Factorum ac dictorum memorabilium libri ix nine books of memorable deeds and sayings, also. He flourished in the reign of tiberius personal history of valerius maximus. Valerius maximus, memorable doings and sayings, volume i. Greek and roman arabic germanic 19thcentury american renaissance richmond times italian poetry. Books 15 loeb classical library 53 copies valerius maximus. This is the first english translation of, and commentary on, valerius maximus, an early first century. Walker has produced a version of valerius maximus that reflects the originals wide sweep, but in walkers hands valerius tells a seamless story in multiple parts. Licinius highpriest thought fit to give the lash to a vestalvirgin, for that one night she had been negligent of the holy fire.
Valerius maximus academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. Putting torture and valerius maximus to the test 1 the. Valerius maximus compiled his handbook of notable deeds and sayings in the reign of tiberius 1437 ce. 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. Much remains to be done, and, thanks to the appearance of new texts and translations, valerian. There has been no english translation ofvalerius since that by. Valerius maximus memorable deeds and sayings valerius. Valerius maximus and the end of the first punic war.
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