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Memorable Deeds and Sayings: One Thousand Tales from Ancient Rome

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Memorable Deeds and Sayings: One Thousand Tales from Ancient Rome - Maximus, Valerius, and Walker, Henry John (Translated by)
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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 ...

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Memorable Deeds and Sayings: One Thousand Tales from Ancient Rome 2004, Hackett Publishing Company, Indianapolis, IN

ISBN-13: 9780872206748

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Memorable Deeds and Sayings: One Thousand Tales from Ancient Rome 2004, Hackett Publishing Company, Indianapolis, IN

ISBN-13: 9780872206755

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