Valerius Maximus and the Rhetoric of the New Nobility

Valerius Maximus and the Rhetoric of the New Nobility

There is no modern commentary on the whole of Valerius Maximus’ Facta et dicta memorabilia, though commentaries on books 1 and 2 have been published by, respe

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

From footnote-fodder to intellectual: Valerius Maximus, a generally under-appreciated minor author of the early first century AD emerges as a holder of distinct