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Valerius Maximus on Vice: a commentary on Facta et Dicta Memorabilia 9.1-11
The Facta et Dicta Memorabilia of Valerius Maximus, written during the formative stages of the Roman imperial system, survives as a near unique instance of an entire work composed in the genre of Latin exemplary literature. By providing the first detailed historical and historiographical commentary...
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| description | The Facta et Dicta Memorabilia of Valerius Maximus, written during the formative stages of the Roman imperial system, survives as a near unique instance of an entire work composed in the genre of Latin exemplary literature. By providing the first detailed historical and historiographical commentary on Book 9 of this prose text - a section of the work dealing principally with vice and immorality - this thesis examines how an author employs material predominantly from the earlier, Republican, period in order to validate the value system which the Romans believed was the basis of their world domination and to justify the reign of the Julio-Claudian family. By detailed analysis of the sources of Valerius' material, of the way he transforms it within his chosen genre, and of how he frames his exempla, this thesis illuminates the contribution of an often overlooked author to the historiography of the Roman Empire. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/22968 Valerius Maximus on Vice: a commentary on Facta et Dicta Memorabilia 9.1-11 Murray, Jeffrey Wardle, David Classical Studies The Facta et Dicta Memorabilia of Valerius Maximus, written during the formative stages of the Roman imperial system, survives as a near unique instance of an entire work composed in the genre of Latin exemplary literature. By providing the first detailed historical and historiographical commentary on Book 9 of this prose text - a section of the work dealing principally with vice and immorality - this thesis examines how an author employs material predominantly from the earlier, Republican, period in order to validate the value system which the Romans believed was the basis of their world domination and to justify the reign of the Julio-Claudian family. By detailed analysis of the sources of Valerius' material, of the way he transforms it within his chosen genre, and of how he frames his exempla, this thesis illuminates the contribution of an often overlooked author to the historiography of the Roman Empire. 2017-01-24T09:07:04Z 2017-01-24T09:07:04Z 2016 Doctoral Thesis Doctoral PhD http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22968 eng application/pdf Classical Studies Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town |
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| title | Valerius Maximus on Vice: a commentary on Facta et Dicta Memorabilia 9.1-11 |
| title_full | Valerius Maximus on Vice: a commentary on Facta et Dicta Memorabilia 9.1-11 |
| title_fullStr | Valerius Maximus on Vice: a commentary on Facta et Dicta Memorabilia 9.1-11 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Valerius Maximus on Vice: a commentary on Facta et Dicta Memorabilia 9.1-11 |
| title_short | Valerius Maximus on Vice: a commentary on Facta et Dicta Memorabilia 9.1-11 |
| title_sort | valerius maximus on vice a commentary on facta et dicta memorabilia 9 1 11 |
| topic | Classical Studies |
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