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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. 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 ...
  3. artsofliberty.org

    See Hugh Last, On the Sallustian Suasoriae I and II, in Classical Quarterly 17.2, 87-100, and 17.3/4, 151-162. Sallust devotes the first half of the oration to advice on conducting war in a merciful way; the second half, to establishing peace in Italy. To do this, Sallust declares that it is necessary to check the current customs, namely,
  4. academic.oup.com

    Abstract. Chapter 2 argues that through his historical works, Sallust emerges both as the advocate of an understanding of virtus that expanded the sense he had inherited of what it meant to be a good Roman and as the promoter of the idea of the contestability of virtus in the ideological struggles of the late republic. It also gives an assessment of Sallust's profound influence on the moral ...
  5. 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.
  6. Sallust, a Roman historian, provides a vivid account of life in Rome during the late Republic, around 63 BCE. His works primarily focus on the moral and political decline of the Roman Republic, highlighting the corruption, greed, and ambition that characterized the era. Social Life. Sallust describes a society marked by extreme wealth disparity.
  7. 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 ...
  8. oxfordreference.com

    (86-35 bc),Roman historian and politician. As a historian he was concerned with the political and moral decline of Rome after the fall of Carthage in 146 bc. ... Classical studies; GO. Show Summary Details. Overview Sallust (86—35 bc) Quick Reference (86-35 bc), ... Sallust (86-35 bce) in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and ...
  9. onlinelibrary.wiley.com

    Sallust wrote in the late 40s and 30s bce, after the assassination of Caesar, in the face of renewed civil war, triumviral power and proscriptions. His texts offer a number of valuable perspectives on Roman political culture; more than that - from a certain perspective, it could legitimately be said that political culture is exactly Sallust's ...
  10. classicsforall.org.uk

    Sallust was a prominent Roman historian, who lived from about 86-35 BC. He came to Rome from Amiternum as an ambitious outsider (novus homo) in search of a political career. He became a quaestor and, in 52 BC, a tribune of the plebs. ... The present book forms part of the 'Oxford Readings in Classical Studies' series. It is a collection ...
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