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Gaius Sallustius Crispus, usually anglicised as Sallust ( / ˈsæləst /, SAL-əst; 86 – c.35 BC ), [1] was a historian and politician of the Roman Republic from a plebeian family. Probably born at Amiternum in the country of the Sabines, Sallust became a partisan of Julius Caesar (100 to 44 BC), circa 50s BC.
Oct 19, 2020 · 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...
- Donald L. Wasson
Sallust 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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The ruler and director of the life of man is the mind, which, when it pursues glory in the path of true merit, is sufficiently powerful, efficient, and worthy of honor, 2 and needs no assistance from fortune, who can neither bestow integrity, industry, or other good qualities, nor can take them away.
Apr 14, 2011 · A comprehensive overview of the life and works of Gaius Sallustius Crispus, a Roman historian and politician of the late Republic. Find introductions, reviews, and references to his historical monographs, speeches, letters, and invective.
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE OF SALLUST. SALLUST was born at Amiternum, a town in the Sabine territory, on the first of October, 1 in the year six hundred and sixty-six 2 from the foundation of Rome, eighty-seven years before Christ, and in the seventh consulship of Marius. The name of his father was Caius Sallustius; 3 that of his mother is unknown.
Sallust , Latin Gaius Sallustius Crispus, (born c. 86 bc, Amiternum, Samnium—died 35/34 bc), Roman historian. Sallust probably had military experience before taking political office during the strife of the 50s.
