Fifty Selections From Valerius Maximus is a book that was originally published in 1895. The author of the book is Maximus, Valerius. The book is a collection of fifty stories or anecdotes that are taken from the works of Valerius Maximus. Valerius Maximus was a Roman writer who lived during the first century AD. He is best known for his work, Facta et Dicta Memorabilia (Memorable Deeds and Sayings), which is a collection of stories about famous people...