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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. classicalstudies.org

    Not because of what Sallust writes — Catiline's attempt to overthrow the government or Marius' attempt to change Roman institutions — but because of what he passes over. He was there at the swelling of the atmosphere that led to the burning of the Senate house on January 19 th (what is it about Januaries?), 52 bce, during the funeral of ...
  4. 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 ...
  5. 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 ...
  6. Acknowledgements Historiography of Rome and Its Empire Series Introduction 1 Intellectual Life between Republic and Principate 2 "Among Intellectual Pursuits, by Far the Most Useful": History Reimagined 1 Digression and Historical Argument 1 Approaching Digression 2 Rhetoric and Historiography 3 Defining Historiographical Digression 4 Sallust's Digressions 2 Setting the Scene: Rome and ...
  7. 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,
  8. 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 ...
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
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