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Author: Valerius Maximus.
Title: Romæ antiquæ descriptio a view of the religion, laws, customs, manners, and dispositions of the ancient Romans, and others : comprehended in their most illustrious acts and sayings agreeable to history / written in Latine by ... Quintus Valerius Maximus ; and now carefully rendred into English ; together with the life of the author.
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Print source: Romæ antiquæ descriptio a view of the religion, laws, customs, manners, and dispositions of the ancient Romans, and others : comprehended in their most illustrious acts and sayings agreeable to history / written in Latine by ... Quintus Valerius Maximus ; and now carefully rendred into English ; together with the life of the author.
Valerius Maximus., Speed, Samuel, 1631-1682.
London: Printed by J.C. for Samuel Speed ..., 1678.
Alternate titles: Factorum et dictorum memorabilium libri IX. English
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Valerius Maximus.
Rome -- Social life and customs.
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frontispiece
To the Right Honourable HENEAGE Lord FINCH, Baron of Daventry, AND Lord High CHANCELLOR of England.
THE LIFE OF VALERIVS MAXIMVS.
AN ALPHABETICAL TABLE OF THE Contents of the Chapters.
Quintus Valerius Maximus OF Memorable things.
LIB. I.
The PROLOGUE TO AUGUSTUS TIBERIUS CAESAR.
CHAP. I. Of Religion.
OBSERVED.
NEGLECTED.
Forraign Examples of Religion, observed or neglected.
CHAP. II. Of Feigned Religion.
FORRAIGN.
CHAP. III. Of Forraign Religion rejected.
CHAP. IV. Of Luckie Signes.
FORRAIGN.
CHAP. V. Of Omens.
FORRAIGN.
CHAP. VI. Of Prodigies.
FORRAIGN.
CHAP. VII. of Dreams.
FORRAIGN EXAMPLES.
CHAP. VIII. Of Miracles.
FORRAIGN Examples.
LIB. II.
CHAP. I. Of Matrimonial Ceremonies, and Duty of Re∣lations.
CHAP. II. Of the Offices of Magistrates and Orders.
CHAP. III. Of Military Institutions.
CHAP. IV. Of Shews.
CHAP. V. Of Frugality and Innocency.
CHAP. VI. Of Forreign Institutions.
CHAP. VII. Of Military Discipline.
FORRAIGN Examples.
CHAP. VIII. Of the Right of Triumphing.
CHAP. IX. Of the Severity of the Censors.
CHAP. X. Of Majesty.
EXTERNAL.
LIB. III.
CHAP. I. Of Towardliness.
EXTERNAL.
CHAP. II. Of Fortitude.
FORREIGN.
CHAP. III. Of Patience.
EXTERNAL.
CHAP. IV. Of those who being meanly born, have advan∣ced to great Honours.
FORRAIGN.
CHAP. V. Of those who have degenerated, being born of Noble Ancestors.
CHAP. VI. Of Illustrious men, that delighted more than ordinary in rich Apparel, and sumptuous adorning themselves.
CHAP. VII. Of Self-Confidence.
FORRAIGN.
CHAP. VIII. Of Constancy.
FORRAIGN.
LIB. IV.
CHAP. 1. Of Moderation.
FORRAIGN.
CHAP. II. Of Reconciliation.
CHAP. III. Of Abstinence and Continence.
FORRAIGN.
CHAP. IV. Poverty praised.
CHAP. I. Of Bashfulness, or Modesty.
FORRAIGNERS.
CHAP. VI. Of Conjugal Love.
FORRAIGN.
CHAP. VII. Of the Bond of Friendship.
FORRAIGNERS.
CHAP. VIII. Of Liberality.
FORRAIGN.
LIB. V.
CHAP. I. Of Humanity and Clemency.
FORRAIGNERS.
CHAP. II. Of Gratitude.
FORRAIGN Examples.
CHAP. III. Of Ingratitude.
FORRAIGNERS.
CHAP. IV. Of Piety toward Parents.
FORRAIGN Examples.
CHAP. V. Of Fraternal Benevolence.
CHAP. VI. Of Piety toward their Countrey.
FORREIGN Examples.
CHAP. VII. Of the Love and Indulgence of Fathers to their Children.
FORREIGN Examples.
CHAP. VIII. Persons severe towards their Children.
CHAP. IX. Of those that us'd Moderation toward their suspected Children.
CHAP. X. Of those who have couragiously born the Death of their Children.
FORREIGNERS.
LIB. VI.
CHAP. I. Of Chastity.
FORRAIGNERS.
CHAP. II. What things were freely said or done.
FORRAIGNERS.
CHAP. III. Of Severity.
FORRAIGNERS.
CHAP. IV. Of things gravely said or done.
FORRAIGNERS.
CHAP. V. Of Iustice.
FORRAIGNERS.
CHAP. VI. Of Publick Faith.
FORRAIGNERS.
chapter 7
chapter 8
CHAP. IX. Of the Change of Manners and Fortune.
FORRAIGNERS.
LIB. VII.
CHAP. I. Of Hapinness.
CHAP. II. Of things wisely said or done.
FORRAIGNERS.
CHAP. III. Of things craftily spoken or done.
FORRAIGNERS.
CHAP. IV. Of Stratagems.
FORRAIGNERS.
CHAP. V. Of Repulses.
CHAP. VI. Of Necessity.
FORRAIGNERS.
CHAP. VII. Of Wills cancell'd.
CHAP. VIII. Of Testaments confirm'd, and unlookt for In∣heritances.
LIB. VIII.
CHAP. I. Of Signal Publick Iudgments.
ABSOLVED.
PERSONS Condemned.
Neither Quitted nor Condemned.
CHAP II. Of remarkable private Iudgments, whereby were condemned
CHAP. III. Of Women that pleaded Causes before Ma∣gistrates.
CHAP. IV. Of Rackings.
CHAP. V. Of Testimonies void or confirmed.
CHAP. VI. Of those who committed themselves what they revenged in others.
CHAP. VII. Of Study and Industry.
FORRAIGNERS.
CHAP. VIII. Of Ease praised.
FORRAIGNERS.
CHAP. IX. Of the force of Eloquence.
STRANGERS.
CHAP. X. Of Pronuntiation, and apt Motion of the Body.
STRANGERS.
CHAP. XI. Of the rare effects of the Arts.
STRANGERS.
CHAP. XII. That we must yield to the best Masters of Art.
STRANGERS.
CHAP. XIII. Of Memorable Old Age.
STRANGERS.
CHAP. XIV. Of the Desire of Honour.
STRANGERS.
CHAP. XV. What Magnificent things befel to every one.
STRANGERS.
LIB. IX.
CHAP. I. Of Luxury and Lust.
STRANGERS.
CHAP. II. Of Cruelty.
STRANGERS.
CHAP. III. Of Anger and Hatred.
FORRAIGNERS.
CHAP. IV. Of Covetousness.
FORREIGNERS.
CHAP. V. Of Pride and excess of Power.
FORREIGNERS.
CHAP. VI. Of Perfidiousness.
FORREIGNERS.
CHAP. VII. Of Seditions.
Of the Roman Souldiers.
CHAP. VIII. Of Rashness.
FORREIGNERS.
CHAP. IX. Of Errour.
CHAP. X. Of Revenge.
FORREIGNERS.
CHAP. XI. Of things naughtily said, and wickedly done.
FORRAIGNERS.
CHAP. XII. Of Deaths not Vulgar.
FORREIGNERS.
CHAP. XIII. Of Desire of Life.
FORREIGNERS.
CHAP. XIV. Of Similitude of Form.
FORREIGNERS.
CHAP. XV. Of those who by lying have thrust themselves in∣to Families which they never belong'd o.
FORREIGNERS.