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}}Historians know very little about the life of early first century writer, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerius_Maximus Valerius Maximus] (active during the Reign of Emperor Tiberius 14 C.E. – 37 C.E.) except that he was the friend of Sextus Pompeius and may have accompanied Pompeius on his governorship to Asia.<ref>''The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature'', s. v. "[http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199548545.001.0001/acref-9780199548545-e-3052 Valē'rius Maximus]" (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011), accessed October 10, 2014.</ref> | }}Historians know very little about the life of early first century writer, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerius_Maximus Valerius Maximus] (active during the Reign of Emperor Tiberius 14 C.E. – 37 C.E.) except that he was the friend of Sextus Pompeius and may have accompanied Pompeius on his governorship to Asia.<ref>''The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature'', s. v. "[http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199548545.001.0001/acref-9780199548545-e-3052 Valē'rius Maximus]" (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011), accessed October 10, 2014.</ref> | ||
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Bound in contemporary calf with three raised bands, gilt filigree compartments, and black morocco label. Front pastedown inscribed "Roelandi a Bentham1699." | Bound in contemporary calf with three raised bands, gilt filigree compartments, and black morocco label. Front pastedown inscribed "Roelandi a Bentham1699." | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:06, 25 October 2021
by Valerius Maximus
| Valerii Maximi Dictorum Factorumque Memorabilium | |
 Title page from Valerii Maximi Dictorum Factorumque Memorabilium, George Wythe Collection, Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary. | |
| Author | Valerius Maximus |
| Published | Amstelodami: Juxta exemplar Elzevirirum |
| Date | 1690 |
| Language | Latin |
| Pages | 4, 328 |
| Desc. | 12mo (14 cm.) |
| Location | Shelf L-2 |
Historians know very little about the life of early first century writer, Valerius Maximus (active during the Reign of Emperor Tiberius 14 C.E. – 37 C.E.) except that he was the friend of Sextus Pompeius and may have accompanied Pompeius on his governorship to Asia.[1]
Valerius published Dictorum Factorumque Memorabilium Libri IX (Nine Books of Memorable Deeds and Sayings) around 31 C.E. This compilation of contemporary conventional wisdom is divided as follows: Book I, religion, omens, prophecies; Book II, social customs; Books III-VI, virtuous conduct; Books VII–VIII, a varied group including good fortune, military strategy, law suits, eloquence, and others; Book IX, evil conduct.
Valerius dedicated Dictorum Factorumque Memorabilium Libri IX to the reigning emperor, Tiberius, and consistently flatters him throughout. He drew upon other writers, including Cicero, Livy, and Varro to create a "turgid and bombastic style."[2]
Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library
Listed in the Jefferson Inventory of Wythe's Library as "Valerius Maximus. 12mo." and given by Thomas Jefferson to his grandson Thomas Jefferson Randolph. The Brown Bibliography[3] suggests either the 1673 London edition, a 24mo. edition, or the 1602 edition published in Geneva. George Wythe's Library[4] on LibraryThing simply states "Precise edition unknown." Since the edition Wythe owned cannot be determined, the Wolf Law Library purchased an available copy of a 1690 edition published in Amsterdam.
Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy
Bound in contemporary calf with three raised bands, gilt filigree compartments, and black morocco label. Front pastedown inscribed "Roelandi a Bentham1699."
Images of the library's copy of this book are available on Flickr. View the record for this book in William & Mary's online catalog.
See also
References
- ↑ The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature, s. v. "Valē'rius Maximus" (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011), accessed October 10, 2014.
- ↑ Who’s Who in the Roman World, s.v. "Valerius Maximus (1st Century Ad)" (London: Routledge, 2001), accessed October 10, 2014.
- ↑ Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012, rev. May, 2014) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433.
- ↑ LibraryThing, s.v. "Member: George Wythe," accessed on February 3, 2015.
