title: Memorable Deeds and Sayings: A Thousand Tales from Ancient Rome
author:  Valerius Maximus 
description: <DIV><P>The publication of Henry John Walker&#39;s translation of <I>Memorable Deeds and Sayings</I> ensures a wider readership for Valerius&#39; great compendium of Greco-Roman lore. Of the many merits of Walker&#39;s translation, I would cite especially its readability. Walker has produced a version of Valerius Maximus that reflects the original&rsquo;s wide sweep, but in Walker&#39;s hands Valerius tells a seamless story in multiple parts. This translation will be easily used by students in the classroom and by scholars. It is a substantial accomplishment: a superior new translation that renders a monument of Latin literature accessible in every way to multiple audiences.--Joseph Pucci, <I>Brown University</I></P></DIV>
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