Valerius Maximus: Memorable Deeds adn Sayings ; One Thousand Tales From Ancient Rome - Couverture souple

Maximus, Valerius

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0872206742 ISBN 13 : 9780872206748

Editeur : Hackett Publishing Co, Inc, 2004

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Henry John Walker is Lecturer in Classical and Medieval Studies, Bates College.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0872206742
• ISBN 13: 9780872206748
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 392
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible