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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- 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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- Valerius Maximus.
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- London :: Printed by J.C. for Samuel Speed ...,
- 1678.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A64912.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 8, 2024.
Contents
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- frontispiece
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To the Right Honourable HENEAGE
Lord FINCH, Baron ofDaventry, AND Lord High CHANCELLOR ofEngland. - THE LIFE OF VALERIVS MAXIMVS.
- AN ALPHABETICAL TABLE OF THE Contents of the Chapters.
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Quintus Valerius Maximus OF Memorable things.
- LIB. I.
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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.
- CHAP. VIII. Of the Right of Triumphing.
- CHAP. IX. Of the Severity of the Censors.
- CHAP. X. Of Majesty.
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LIB. III.
- CHAP. I. Of Towardliness.
- CHAP. II. Of Fortitude.
- CHAP. III. Of Patience.
- CHAP. IV. Of those who being meanly born, have advan∣ced to great Honours.
- 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.
- CHAP. VIII. Of Constancy.
- LIB. IV.
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LIB. V.
- CHAP. I. Of Humanity and Clemency.
- CHAP. II. Of Gratitude.
- CHAP. III. Of Ingratitude.
- CHAP. IV. Of Piety toward Parents.
- CHAP. V. Of Fraternal Benevolence.
- CHAP. VI. Of Piety toward their Countrey.
- CHAP. VII. Of the Love and Indulgence of Fathers to their Children.
- 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.
- LIB. VI.
- LIB. VII.
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LIB. VIII.
- CHAP. I. Of Signal Publick Iudgments.
- 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.
- CHAP. VIII. Of Ease praised.
- CHAP. IX. Of the force of Eloquence.
- CHAP. X. Of Pronuntiation, and apt Motion of the Body.
- CHAP. XI. Of the rare effects of the Arts.
- CHAP. XII. That we must yield to the best Masters of Art.
- CHAP. XIII. Of Memorable Old Age.
- CHAP. XIV. Of the Desire of Honour.
- CHAP. XV. What Magnificent things befel to every one.
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LIB. IX.
- CHAP. I. Of Luxury and Lust.
- CHAP. II. Of Cruelty.
- CHAP. III. Of Anger and Hatred.
- CHAP. IV. Of Covetousness.
- CHAP. V. Of Pride and excess of Power.
- CHAP. VI. Of Perfidiousness.
- CHAP. VII. Of Seditions.
- CHAP. VIII. Of Rashness.
- CHAP. IX. Of Errour.
- CHAP. X. Of Revenge.
- CHAP. XI. Of things naughtily said, and wickedly done.
- CHAP. XII. Of Deaths not Vulgar.
- CHAP. XIII. Of Desire of Life.
- CHAP. XIV. Of Similitude of Form.
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CHAP. XV. Of those who by lying have thrust themselves in∣to Families which they never belong'd
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