Valerius Flaccus, [242], [253]
Valerius Maximus, [84], [92], [176]
Varro, [265]
Velleius Paterculus, [156], [167], [173], [174], [175], [176], [177], [180], [189], [191], [195], [203], [224], [233]
Vergil, [48], [60], [62], [66], [67], [84], [107], [108], [110], [219], [247], [260], [265]
[INTRODUCTION]
[1.] Heading.—The selections in this book are in most cases intelligible apart from their context. In cases where this is not so, you will find it a valuable exercise to endeavour to arrive at the context for yourself. In all cases, however, you should pay attention to the Heading, which will give you a useful clue to the meaning of the passage,
[2.] Author.—When you see the author’s name, try to remember what you know about him. For example, Livy, the historian of Rome and friend of Augustus, the contemporary of Vergil and Ovid. The short Lives, pp. 293-345, will tell you the chief facts about the authors from whom the selections are taken, and will give you a brief summary of their chief works. Also, if you refer to Appendix VII., pp. 347-363, you will gain some idea of the time in which the authors lived and of their contemporaries.
[3.] Read the Passage through, carefully.—As you read—