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Practical Ethics for Roman Gentlemen: The Work of Valerius Maximus

Clive Skidmore

Print publication date: 1996

Print ISBN-13: 9780859894777

Published to Liverpool Scholarship Online: May 2014

DOI: 10.5949/liverpool/9780859894777.001.0001

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Quintilian and Seneca

Quintilian and Seneca

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(p.22) 3 Quintilian and Seneca
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Practical Ethics for Roman Gentlemen
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Clive Skidmore

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Liverpool University Press
DOI:10.5949/liverpool/9780859894777.003.0003

The imitation of examples from literature was part of the moral education of the Roman aristocrat even before the advent of Greek influence. This chapter discusses The Education of an Orator, written by Quintilian in the late first century ad, which shows how these influences were reflected in the practice of formal Roman education. It highlights the importance of Quintilian's work for the study of Valerius Maximus. Quintilian lays down guidelines for the moral education of a Roman orator or statesman, and Valerius's Memorable Words and Deeds identifies in every respect with his requirements.

Keywords:   The Education of an Orator, Roman education, emulation, imitation, Valerius Maximus, Memorable Words and Deeds

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