Memorable deeds and sayings, Book I
Title:
Memorable deeds and sayings, Book I
JLCTITLE245:
Book I / Valerius Maximus ; translated with introduction and commentary by D. Wardle.
Personal Author:
Uniform Title:
Factorum et dictorum memorabilium libri IX. Liber I. English.
Publication Information:
Oxford : Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.
Physical Description:
ix, 301 p. ; 23 cm.
ISBN:
9780198150169
Series:
Series Title:
Clarendon ancient history series
Abstract:
Valerius Maximus stands alone as an extant prose author of the early principate who devoted specific interest to the Romans' attitude to religion. In eight chapters he presents a variety of material selected from earlier authors, such as Cicero, Livy, and Varro, to illustrate central areas of Roman religious thought and practice: augury, omens, dreams, and miracles.
Reading Level:
1360 L Lexile
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-295) and index.
Added Author:
Contents:
1. The Author -- 2. The Date of Factorum et Dictorum Memorabilium -- 3. Contents, Construction, and Purpose -- 4. Valerius' Sources -- 5. Text and Transmission -- 6. Roman Religion and Book 1 -- Translation. On Worship. On Pretended Worship. On Superstitions. On the Auspices. On Omens. On Prodigies. On Dreams. On Miracles -- Commentary. On Worship. On Pretended Worship. On Superstitions. On the Auspices. On Omens. On Prodigies. On Dreams. On Miracles.