Valerius maximus search for documents in search only in valerius maximus. But with in the company of demons, the worlds leading. Memorable doings and sayings, volume i valerius maximus. Valerius maximus henry j walker 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. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite. Greek and roman arabic germanic 19thcentury american renaissance richmond times italian poetry. Read the fulltext online edition of memorable deeds and sayings. Valerius maximus, memorable doings and sayings, volume i. 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. In the manuscripts, it is divided into nine books, though the original division may have been into ten see. If you try one of these links and dont find an option to download the whole pdf, it may. The memorable doings and sayings runs to nine books. Of the many merits of walkers translation, i would cite especially its readability. The stories are loosely and irregularly arranged, each book.
Memorable doings and sayings, volume ii valerius maximus. After the englished version of samuel speed, printed in 1678, and not without its own charm, w. The publication of henry john walkers translation of memorable deeds and sayings ensures a wider readership for valerius great compendium of grecoroman lore. Entry for valerius maximus 1911 encyclopedia britannica one of 8 bible encyclopedias freely available, this resource contained over 40 million words in nearly 40,000 articles written by 1,500 respected authors. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Valerius maximus is the author of memorable doings and sayings, volume i 3. Valerius maximus lived in the age of the emperor tiberius and wrote a work entitled facta et dicta memorabilia memorable deeds and sayings. Summary this is a collection of notable deeds and sayings which valerius maximus compiled during the reign of tiberius. Available formats pdf please select a format to send. Perseus provides credit for all accepted changes, storing new additions in a versioning system. Yet to date there has been no modern english translation of memorable.
Martin bloomer, valerius maximus and the rhetoric of the new nobility, chapel hill, 1992. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. A roman historical writer of the early imperial era, valerius maximus produced a single, ninevolume compilation of latin anecdotal. One thousand tales from ancient rome, translated by henry john walker 2004. Wardle produced a translation of book i only, valerius maximus. He was thus related to the triumvir mark antony, and was a second cousin to mark anthonys children, such as antonia minor mother of germanicus and emperor. Memorable deeds and sayings by valerius maximus, 1998. Shackleton bailey, valerius maximus memorable doings and sayings, vol. Bibliography includes bibliographical references v. All search options view abbreviations home collectionstexts perseus catalog research grants open source about help. 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. The frustrating thing is that valerius maximus doesnt name his sources so you are left wondering where he got his information from. The form of thememorable words and deedssignifies valeriuss intention to provide his audience with moral.
Life of augustus oxford, 2014 cicero on divination book i oxford, 2006. Pod okriljem mariborske studentske zalozbe litera, natancneje v zbirki iz anticnega sveta, sta luc sveta ugledala prevoda dveh del. Memorable deeds and sayings by valerius maximus, 9780872206755, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Publication date 1865 publisher leipsig, teubner collection robarts.
Memorable doings and sayings, volume ii, books 69 loeb classical. One thousand tales from ancient rome by valerius maximus. Memorable doings and sayings in searchworks catalog. Valerius maximus wikisource, the free online library.
The aim of the article is to translate the fragment of valerius maximus memorable deeds and sayings. Who are the familiar spirits of classical culture and what is their relationship to christian demons. Valerius maximus, flourished ad 30, roman historian and moralist who wrote an important book of historical anecdotes for the use of rhetoricians. 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. Valerius maximus memorable deeds and sayings valerius. He worked during the reign of tiberius 14 ad to 37 ad.
About the author 2004 henry john walker is lecturer. Therefore, the contents of the thesis are concerned only with the passages in valerius maximus book on memorable deeds and sayings, which deal directly with roman history. The significant emphasis was put on the interpretation of the particular fragments as well as on working out the precise commentary in the notes. L492, valerius maximus memorable doings and sayings i. The topic of this thesis is valerius maximus value as a roman historian. Valerius maximus finished this great collection of almost one thousand. The collection was very popular in the renaissance and has recently attracted renewed scholarly attention. Valerius maximus author of memorable doings and sayings.
Four anecdotes from nine books of memorable deeds and sayings are. The museums cutting comes from a french translation of the original latin text made for jan crabbe, abbot of the cistercian abbey at duinen, south of. Valerius maximus was a latin writer and author of a collection of historical anecdotes. Valerius maximus, facta et dicta memorabilia karl friedrich kempf, ed. 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 compiled his handbook of notable deeds and sayings during the reign of tiberius 1437 ce. Ocitno je bilo zadnjih nekaj let namenjenih prav antiki, saj je izslo kar nekaj samostojnih del, prevodov in publikacij. This is the first english translation of, and commentary on, valerius maximus, an early first century ad author. Valerius maximus memorable deeds and sayings book i oxford 1998. Valerius maximus stands alone as an extant prose author of the early principate who devoted specific interest to the romans attitude to religion. October 11, 2012 sententiaeantiquae to honor ones parents is the greatest law of nature.
Suetonius life of caligula a commentary brussels 1994. 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 acts and sayings internet archive. Valerius maximus likes to gather the sayings under thematic headings like modesty, bravery, discipline, ingratitude, etc. In its interpretation of latin and greek culture, christianity contends that satan is behind all classical deities, semigods, and spiritual creatures, including the gods of the household, the lares and penates. One thousand tales from ancient rome hackett classics uk ed. An xml version of this text is available for download, with the additional restriction that you offer perseus any modifications you make. A member of the plebeian gens caninia, gallus was the son of lucius caninius gallus, and a grandson of gaius antonius hybrida. The stories are loosely and irregularly arranged, each book being divided into sections, and each section bearing as its title the topic, most commonly some virtue or vice, or some merit or demerit, which the stories in the section. Valerius maximus 1911 encyclopedia britannica bible. Memorable deeds and sayings hackett publishing company. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.