Selections from the Anecdotes of Valerius Maximus: Adapted for the Use of Beginners, with Vocabulary, Notes, and Exercises (1897)


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Selections from the Anecdotes of Valerius Maximus; Adapted for the Use of Beginners, with Vocabulary, Notes, and Exercises


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 edition. Excerpt: ...1 v. a., to free. insuper, adv., over and above, moreover, to boot. vacatlo, -onis, 3 i., immunity, exemption. descendants, future generations; comp., posterior; superl., postremus and postumus. penetralis, -e, adj., interior. di penetrales = Penates, the household gods. Aeneas, -ae, 1 m., Aeneas, son of Anchises, a Trojan prince, the legendary founder of the Latin race. Troia, -ae, 1 f., Troy, a city in the N. W. of Asia Minor, besieged by the Greeks for ten years. adveho, -xi, -ctum, 3 v. a., to carry to. Ascanlus, -i, 2 m., Ascanius or lulus, son of Aeneas. Alba, -ae, 1 f., a city of Latium. condo, -didi, -ditum, 3 v. a., to put together, found, hide. pristlnus, -a, -um, adj., former, early, old. sacrarium, -i, 2 n., a place for holy things, shrine, sacristy. voluntas, -atis, 3 f., will, wish. transitus, -us, 4 m., a going across, journey. significo, -avi, -atum, 1 v. a., to make a sign, intimate, reveal. mentio, -onis, 3 i., a reminder, mention. primordlum, -i, 2 n., a beginning, origin. clvitas, -atis, 3 f., a state. traho, -xi, -ctum, 3 v. a., to drag, draw. faustus, -a, -um, adj., fortunate, favoured, auspicious. proles, -is, 3 f., an offspring. Casslus, -i, 2 m., Oassius. praefatio, -onis, 3 f., a previous mention, preface. publicus, -a, -um, adj., public, national. parricidium, -i, 2 n., a murder; esp. w. reference to the assassination of Caesar on the Ides of March, B.C. 44. nomino, -avi, -atum, 1 v. a., to name, call. Philippensis, -e, adj., of Philippi. ardens, -entis, adj., glowing, earnest, eager, zealous. persto, -stlti, -statum, 1 v. a., to hold out, persevere. habitus, -us, 4 m., habit, appearance, dress. amiclo, -Icui and-ixi, -ictum, 4 v. a., to wrap round, cover, clothe. minax, -acis, adj., threatening. concito, -avi, -at







Memorable Deeds and Sayings


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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. Valerius has not been translated into English since 1678 and there has never been a detailed commentary on his work in any language. With the growing interest in the non-Judaeo-Christian religions of the Mediterranean world and scholars recognizing that Roman religion should not be approached with Judaeo-Christian presuppositions or through the filter of the Christian Fathers, Valerius Maximus gives us an opportunity to see an unexceptional pagan speaking about his religion.




Memorable Deeds and Sayings


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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 history of ancient Rome. Valerius' "thousand tales" are arranged thematically in ninety-one chapters that cover nearly every aspect of life in the ancient world, including such wide-ranging topics as military discipline, child rearing, and women lawyers. As a whole, the work gives the reader fascinating insights into what it felt like to be an ancient Roman, what the ancient Romans really believed, what their private world was like, how they related to one another, and what they did when nobody was watching.




Valerius Maximus


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Roman Religion in Valerius Maximus


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First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.