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Biography

Name: Valerius Maximus
Birth Date: fl. c. 31
Nationality: Roman
Gender: Male

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Biography of Valerius Maximus
2,800 words, approx. 9 pages
What is in a name? Valerius Maximus, author of the Factorum et dictorum memorabilium libri novem (Memorable Deeds and Sayings, A.D. 31-32), possesses a name that provides no small proportion of what little is known about him. Although the praenomina...


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Valerius Maximus Information
1,032 words, approx. 3 pages
Valerius Maximus was a Latin writer and author of a collection of historical anecdotes. He flourished in the reign of...


News and Journals
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The Washington Post
Maximus to Acquire Illinois Consulting Firm
03/11/1998: 500 words, approx. 2 pages
Maximus Inc., a McLean company that does consulting and program management work for government agencies, has announced it will purchase David M. Griffith & Associates Ltd. of Northbrook, Ill., for about $31.5 million. The acquisition, Maximus's second in as many weeks, will round...
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The Boston Globe
Maximus club is thinking big
11/26/1992: 480 words, approx. 2 pages
When you talk about huge, multiclub entertainment centers, you need to mention the Palace in Saugus. Nothing is bigger in this region. But there's a new, competitive kid on the block in the Maximus Entertainment Complex -- a sprawling 1,500-capacity, four-club center on Route...


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by D. Wardle
12,585 words, approx. 42 pages
In the following essay, Wardle explores Valerius's positive evocations of Julius Caesar in the Memorable Doings and Sayings, including his affirmation of the emperor's bravery and divinity and his generalized support for imperial rule.
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Critical Essay by C. J. Carter
12,080 words, approx. 40 pages
In the following essay, Carter surveys the content, structure, style, sources, influence, textual history, and reception of Valerius's Memorable Doings and Sayings, commenting primarily on the work's stylistic limitations and the reasons for its centuries-long popularity.
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Critical Essay by Clive Skidmore
11,871 words, approx. 40 pages
In the following essay, Skidmore emphasizes the moral-didactic orientation of Valerius's Memorable Doings and Sayings, viewing its central purpose as the depiction of “traditional standards of morality” from a bygone era.
 


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