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Practical Ethics for Roman Gentlemen - The Work of Valerius Maximus (Hardcover)
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Practical Ethics for Roman Gentlemen - The Work of Valerius Maximus (Hardcover)
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"Practical Ethics for Roman Gentlemen "is a collection of
historical anecdotes written during the reign of the Emperor
Tiberius in the fist century A.D. The book aims to redefine the
significance of the work of Valerius Maxiums, author of The
Memorable Deeds of the Men of Rome and Foreign Nations and is
likely to become the standard reference work on this author.
Dr Skidmore argues that modern scholarship's view of Valerius'
work as a mere source-book for rhetoricians is misconceived. The
popularity of the work during the Middle Ages and Renaissance was
due to its value to the readers of those times as a source of moral
exhortation and guidance which was as relevant to them as it had
been to Valerius' contemporaries. The wider appeal of the book lies
in its examination of earlier forms of exemplary literature, in its
discussion of how Roman literature was communicated to its
audience, and in its original theory concerning the identity of
Valerius Maximus himself.
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