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Valerius Maximus, Volume I
Memorable Doings and Sayings
Valerius Maximus compiled his handbook of notable deeds and
sayings during the reign of Tiberius (A.D.
14-37). D. R. Shackleton Bailey's is the first modern
English translation. Valerius arranges his instructive
examples in short chapters, each focused on a particular
virtue, vice, religious practice, or traditional
custom--including Omens, Dreams, Anger, Cruelty, Bravery,
Fidelity, Gratitude, Friendship, Parental Love. The moral
undercurrent of this collection is readily apparent. But
Valerius tells us that the bookÕs purpose is practical: he
decided to select worthwhile material from famous writers so
that people looking for illustrative examples might be
spared the trouble of research. Whatever the authorÕs
intention, his book is an interesting source of information
on Roman attitudes toward religion and moral values in the
first century.
Series No. 492 / 560 pages / ISBN 0-674-99541-4 |
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Valerius Maximus, Volume II
Memorable Doings and Sayings
Valerius Maximus compiled his handbook of notable deeds and
sayings during the reign of Tiberius (A.D. 14-37). The
collection was very popular in the Renaissance and has
recently attracted renewed scholarly attention. Yet to date
there has been no modern English translation of Memorable
Doings and Sayings. This work is now added to the Loeb
Classical Library, a freshly edited Latin text facing D. R.
Shackleton Bailey's pleasing and authoritative translation.
The result is an interesting source of information on Roman
attitudes toward religion and moral values in the first
century.
Series No. 493 / 480 pages / ISBN 0-674-99542-2 |
