Valerius Maximus, - - Further Reading

FURTHER READING

CRITICISM

Badian, E. “Two Roman Non-Entities.” Classical Quarterly 63 (1969): 198-204.

Comments on Valerius's misrepresentation of a speech by the expelled Roman senator Duronius in his Memorable Doings and Sayings.

Carney, T. F. “The Picture of Marius in Valerius Maximus.” Rheinisches Museum 105 (1962): 289-337.

Probes Valerius's depiction of the Roman consul Marius in some ninety-three passages of the Memorable Doings and Sayings, arguing that this representation is marred by contradiction and inconsistency.

Fowler, D. P. “Notes on Pighius and Valerius Maximus.” Classical Quarterly 38 n.s., no. 1 (1988): 262-64.

Examines textual issues related to proper translation of Valerius's invocation to Tiberius in the preface to his Memorable Doings and Sayings.

Kohl, Benjamin G. “Valerius Maximus in the Fourteenth Century: The Commentary of...

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