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Practical Ethics for Roman Gentlemen

Work of Valerius Maximus

by Clive Skidmore

  • Hardback
  • 160 pages
  • Publisher: Liverpool University Press
  • 14.9 x 23.6 x 1.8 cm

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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 first 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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  • Author

    Clive Skidmore

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Liverpool University Press

  • Published

    April 1996

  • Weight

    341g

  • Page Count

    160

  • Dimensions

    14.9 x 23.6 x 1.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9780859894777

  • ISBN-10

    0859894770

  • Eden Code

    4587030

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