Valerius wrote a strange miscellany of anecdotes called Memorable Words and Deeds and presented it to the emperor Tiberius. It’s sort of the Roman very-rich-and-educated-guy version of making a scrapbook for someone you love, but who you also think needs a good talking to. Valerius wrote nine books of memorable words and deeds split into chapters that each focus on a particular virtue, like anger, bravery, fidelity, fortitude and parental love, and which all teach a lesson that Valerius thought that Tiberius should learn.
