Valerius Maximus
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Name (Latin)
Valerius Maximus
Other forms of name
Valerio Massimo
Massimo, Valerio
Maxime, Valère
Maximus, Valerius
Valerius, Julius
Valerivs, Ivlivs
Julius Valerius Alexander Polemius
Valerius Alexander Polemius, Julius
Start period
02
End period
03
Field of activity
Exempla
Rhetoric
Associated Language
lat
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Brill's new Pauly online, 11 May 2015(Valerius Maximus; author of a handbook of exempla for rhetorical-political or moral arguments titled Facta et dicta memorabilia written between AD 27 and 31)
- Valerius Maximus was a 1st-century Latin writer and author of a collection of historical anecdotes: Factorum et dictorum memorabilium libri IX ("Nine books of memorable deeds and sayings", also known as De factis dictisque memorabilibus or Facta et dicta memorabilia). He worked during the reign of Tiberius (14 AD to 37 AD). ( (English Wikipedia, viewed on Sept. 12th, 2025) )
- His Faits et dits mémorables, 1995:t.p. (Valère Maxime)
- Valerius, Maximus; active end of 1st century BC to beginning of 1st century AD; variant names (selection): Valerio, Massimo; Valère, Maxime; Massimo, Valerio; Maximus, Valerius ( (Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek, viewed on Sept. 12th, 2025) )
- Un volgarizzamento inedito di Valerio Massimo, 1996.
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Valère Maxime ; La Chronique de Nuremberg ; p. 259 - f. 93
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Wikipedia description:
Valerius Maximus () was a 1st-century Latin writer and author of a collection of historical anecdotes: Factorum et dictorum memorabilium libri IX ("Nine books of memorable deeds and sayings", also known as De factis dictisque memorabilibus or Facta et dicta memorabilia). He worked during the reign of Tiberius (14 AD to 37 AD). During the Middle Ages, Valerius Maximus was one of the most copied Latin prose authors, second only to Priscian. More than 600 medieval manuscripts of his books have survived as a result.
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