Valerius Maximus
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Valerius Maximus was a 1st-century AD Roman writer best known for his work "Factorum et Dictorum Memorabilium," a collection of memorable deeds and sayings used as a moral and rhetorical source.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin prose author
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ancient Roman writer ⓘ moralist ⓘ rhetorical exempla compiler ⓘ |
| activeDuringReignOf | Tiberius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman moral tradition
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Roman rhetorical education ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| culture | Roman ⓘ |
| dedicatedWorkTo | Tiberius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Classical antiquity ⓘ |
| floruit |
1st century AD
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Tiberian era ⓘ |
| focusOfWork |
exemplary deeds of Romans
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exemplary deeds of non-Romans ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
exempla literature
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moral anthology ⓘ rhetorical handbook ⓘ |
| historicalValue |
evidence for Tiberian ideology
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source for lost earlier authors ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance humanists
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later Latin rhetoricians ⓘ medieval moralists ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
moralizing
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rhetorical ⓘ |
| nationality | Roman ⓘ |
| notableWork | Factorum et Dictorum Memorabilium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
rhetorician
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writer ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| subjectOfWriting |
Roman history
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exemplary anecdotes ⓘ moral examples ⓘ oratory ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Julio-Claudian period
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early Roman Empire ⓘ |
| titleOfWorkInEnglish | Memorable Deeds and Sayings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
moral sourcebook
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school text in antiquity ⓘ source of rhetorical exempla ⓘ |
| work | Factorum et Dictorum Memorabilium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workStructure | arranged by thematic books and chapters ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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