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AbstractValerius Maximus (fl. ca. 27–31CE) begins hisFacta et dicta memorabilia(Memorable deeds and sayings) with a prayer, in which he explicitly substitutes the reigning emperor Tiberius for Jupiter Optimus Maximus on the grounds that this novel divinity fosters the virtues and suppresses the vices that serve as the theme of this, his sole‐surviving, work (praef.).
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AbstractValerius Maximus (fl.
ca.
27–31CE) begins hisFacta et dicta memorabilia(Memorable deeds and sayings) with a prayer, in which he explicitly substitutes the reigning emperor Tiberius for Jupiter Optimus Maximus on the grounds that this novel divinity fosters the virtues and suppresses the vices that serve as the theme of this, his sole‐surviving, work (praef.
).
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