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1744 Factorum ac Dictorum Memorabilium Maximus Ancient Romans Anecdotes Valerii Maximi dictorum factorumque memorabilium libri IX.
(“Nine books of memorable deeds and sayings”) – In Latin language
By Valerius Maximus
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This is a collection of approximately a thousand short stories that Valerius wrote during the reign of Tiberius. The stories are a variety of anecdotes illustrating how the ancient Romans lived. While the majority of the stories are of Roman life, he does have some foreign stories at the end of some chapters. Most of these are of Greek life and most of those are about Greek philosophers or famous kings.
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Copenhagen, 1744.
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Size: 178 mm x 111 mm
Pp.: 256
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Binding: Original leather binding and a giltstamped spine. Signs of wear and ageing, front panel partialy detached, part of the spine missing, sticker attached to the spine.
Condition: Signs of ageing, pencil inscriptions on the title page, minor stains on some pages.
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