Valerius Maximus on Vice: a commentary on Facta et Dicta Memorabilia 9.1-11

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dc.contributor.advisorWardle, Daviden_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMurray, Jeffreyen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-24T09:07:04Z
dc.date.available2017-01-24T09:07:04Z
dc.date.issued2016en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe Facta et Dicta Memorabilia of Valerius Maximus, written during the formative stages of the Roman imperial system, survives as a near unique instance of an entire work composed in the genre of Latin exemplary literature. By providing the first detailed historical and historiographical commentary on Book 9 of this prose text - a section of the work dealing principally with vice and immorality - this thesis examines how an author employs material predominantly from the earlier, Republican, period in order to validate the value system which the Romans believed was the basis of their world domination and to justify the reign of the Julio-Claudian family. By detailed analysis of the sources of Valerius' material, of the way he transforms it within his chosen genre, and of how he frames his exempla, this thesis illuminates the contribution of an often overlooked author to the historiography of the Roman Empire.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMurray, J. (2016). <i>Valerius Maximus on Vice: a commentary on Facta et Dicta Memorabilia 9.1-11</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Classical Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22968en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMurray, Jeffrey. <i>"Valerius Maximus on Vice: a commentary on Facta et Dicta Memorabilia 9.1-11."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Classical Studies, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22968en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMurray, J. 2016. Valerius Maximus on Vice: a commentary on Facta et Dicta Memorabilia 9.1-11. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Murray, Jeffrey AB - The Facta et Dicta Memorabilia of Valerius Maximus, written during the formative stages of the Roman imperial system, survives as a near unique instance of an entire work composed in the genre of Latin exemplary literature. By providing the first detailed historical and historiographical commentary on Book 9 of this prose text - a section of the work dealing principally with vice and immorality - this thesis examines how an author employs material predominantly from the earlier, Republican, period in order to validate the value system which the Romans believed was the basis of their world domination and to justify the reign of the Julio-Claudian family. By detailed analysis of the sources of Valerius' material, of the way he transforms it within his chosen genre, and of how he frames his exempla, this thesis illuminates the contribution of an often overlooked author to the historiography of the Roman Empire. DA - 2016 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2016 T1 - Valerius Maximus on Vice: a commentary on Facta et Dicta Memorabilia 9.1-11 TI - Valerius Maximus on Vice: a commentary on Facta et Dicta Memorabilia 9.1-11 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22968 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMurray J. Valerius Maximus on Vice: a commentary on Facta et Dicta Memorabilia 9.1-11. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Classical Studies, 2016 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22968en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentClassical Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherClassical Studiesen_ZA
dc.titleValerius Maximus on Vice: a commentary on Facta et Dicta Memorabilia 9.1-11en_ZA
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