ISBN: 9780674995420 - valerius maximus: memorable doings and sayings books vi-ix: books 6-9 (loeb classical library) (13 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Very minor shelfwear to book. 1 tiny tear to DJ.; Valerius Maximus compiled his handbook of notable deeds and sayings during the reign of Tiberius (14-37 CE). The collection was very popular in the Renaissance and has recently attracted renewed scholarly attention. Yet to date there has been no modern English translation of Memorable Doings and Sayings. This work is now added to the Loeb Classical Library, a freshly edited Latin text facing D. R. Shackleton Bailey's pleasing and authoritative translation.; Loeb Classical Library No. 493; 2; 480 pages.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Near Fine. Very minor shelfwear to book and DJ. Scholar's name to ffep (A. R. Littlewood).; Valerius Maximus compiled his handbook of notable deeds and sayings during the reign of Tiberius (14-37 CE). The collection was very popular in the Renaissance and has recently attracted renewed scholarly attention. Yet to date there has been no modern English translation of Memorable Doings and Sayings. This work is now added to the Loeb Classical Library, a freshly edited Latin text facing D. R. Shackleton Bailey's pleasing and authoritative translation.; Loeb Classical Library No. 493; 2; 480 pages.…

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HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 480 pages. 7.00x4.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Edited and Translated by D.R. Schckleton Bailey. Small 8vo. x, 462pp. Original cloth, slightly worn. Dust jacket. (Loeb Classical Library, No.87).

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Exemplary wisdom from ancient Rome.Valerius Maximus compiled his handbook of notable deeds and sayings during the reign of Tiberius (AD 14-37). The collection was admired in antiquity and has recently been attracting renewed scholarly attention. Yet to date there has been no modern English translation of Memorable Doings and Sayings. This work is now added to the Loeb Classical Library, in two volumes, a freshly edited Latin text facing D. R. Shackleton Bailey's pleasing and authoritative translation. Valerius arranges his instructive examples in short chapters, each focused on a particular virtue, vice, religious practice, or traditional custom-including Omens, Dreams, Anger, Cruelty, Bravery, Fidelity, Gratitude, Friendship, Parental Love. The moral undercurrent of this collection is readily apparent. But Valerius tells us that the book's purpose is simply practical: he decided to select worthwhile material from famous writers so that people looking for illustrative examples might be spared the trouble of research. Whatever the author's intention, his book is an interesting source of information on Roman attitudes toward religion and moral values in the first century.…

Zustand: New. Valerius Maximus compiled his handbook of notable deeds and sayings in the reign of Tiberius (14-37 CE). Valerius s professedly practical work contains a clear moral element and is informative about first-century CE Roman attitudes toward religion and moral.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Memorable Doings and Sayings, Volume II - Books 6-9 | Books 6-9 | Valerius Maximus | Buch | Loeb Classical Library | Einband - fest (Hardcover) | Englisch | 2000 | Harvard University Press | EAN 9780674995420 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.…