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  1. Sallust (born c. 86 bc, Amiternum, Samnium [now San Vittorino, near L'Aquila, Italy]—died 35/34 bc) was a Roman historian and one of the great Latin literary stylists, noted for his narrative writings dealing with political personalities, corruption, and party rivalry.. Sallust's family was Sabine and probably belonged to the local aristocracy, but he was the only member known to have ...
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  2. Apr 28, 2023With this classic book, Sir Ronald Syme became the first historian of the twentieth century to place Sallust—whom Tacitus called the most brilliant Roman historian—in his social, political, and literary context. Scholars had considered Sallust to be a mere political hack or pamphleteer, but Syme's text makes important connections between the politics of the Republic and the literary ...
  3. worldhistory.org

    Gaius Sallustius Crispus (86-35 BCE), better known as Sallust, was a Roman statesman and historian. He turned away from an unsuccessful career in both politics and the Roman army, choosing instead on a writing career and produced three major works: Bellum Catilinae (Catiline's War), Bellum Jugurthinum (Jugurthine War), and Histories.Unfortunately, his works would almost be forgotten under ...
  4. classicalstudies.org

    This paper explores a long-neglected intertextual allusion to shed new light on one of the most striking endings in Roman literature: Sallust's portrayal of the aftermath of the Battle of Pistoria (62 BCE) in the final chapter of his Bellum Catilinae.. Nearly a century has passed since Norwegian philologist Eiliv Skard published a brief note (Skard 1925) pointing out a correspondence between ...
  5. books.google.com

    Apr 28, 2023With this classic book, Sir Ronald Syme became the first historian of the twentieth century to place Sallust—whom Tacitus called the most brilliant Roman historian—in his social, political, and literary context. Scholars had considered Sallust to be a mere political hack or pamphleteer, but Syme's text makes important connections between the politics of the Republic and the literary ...
  6. romanempiretimes.com

    Nov 13, 2024A possible representation of a group of ancient Roman elite aristocrats discussing about Sallust's works. Illustration: Midjourney. Living through turbulent times, Sallust witnessed firsthand the moral decay and political corruption that, in his view, eroded the foundations of Rome's greatness. His major works, The Conspiracy of Catiline and The Jugurthine War, not only recount significant ...
  7. oxfordbibliographies.com

    General Overviews. Syme 1964 is still a good starting point for the study of Sallust and his works, especially with the 2002 edition including an extensive introduction by Mellor. Shorter narrative treatments include Kraus and Woodman 1997 and a chapter in Mellor 1999. Büchner 1982 provides a full overview in German, but Schmal 2001 is the most thorough and best-organized German introduction.
  8. classicalstudies.org

    The prevalence of contiones in Sallust's works attests to his continued interest in the genre, and I argue that Sallust presents his history and his picture of Roman decline in terms typical of the contional speaker: only he is motivated by public interest and not factional politics, and only he can guide his readers through the deceptive ...
  9. He both places the book in the context of Syme's other works and details the progression of Sallustian studies since and as a result of Syme's work. With this classic book, Sir Ronald Syme became the first historian of the twentieth century to place Sallust—whom Tacitus called the most brilliant Roman historian—in his social, political, and ...
  10. research-information.bris.ac.uk

    T1 - Sallust and the fall of the Republic: historiography and intellectual life at Rome. AU - Shaw, Edwin H. PY - 2021/11. Y1 - 2021/11. N2 - This book offers a new interpretation of the Roman historian Sallust, which places him at the centre of the rich intellectual world of late Republican Rome.
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