Valerius Maximus
Early 1st century AD Roman professional rhetorician, historian and author
- Lived
- 100 BC–100
- Country
- Ancient Rome
Updated September 2026
About Valerius Maximus
Valerius Maximus was a 1st-century Latin writer and author of a collection of historical anecdotes: Factorum et dictorum memorabilium libri IX. He worked during the reign of Tiberius.
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