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Amiternum, Italy

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Gaius Sallustius Crispus (86 BC-34 BC), better known as 'Sallust' was a Roman politician and historian who supported Populares party of Julius Caesar.

His historical works included romanticized views of events, which served as polemics against his moral opponents, including Cicero. It was a style which set him apart from the dry historians who proceeded him.

Sallust joined Caesar in the African wars, and after their victory, was placed as governor of Roman Africa. He eventually retired to private life, when he composed his histories and funded an extensive personal garden. ...more

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	The Jugurthine War / The Conspiracy of Catiline 3.84 avg rating — 2,768 ratings — published -63 — 512 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bellum Catilinae 3.64 avg rating — 1,245 ratings — published -43 — 319 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Catiline's War, The Jurgurthine War, Histories by Sallust, A.J. Woodman (Translator) 3.86 avg rating — 467 ratings — published -40	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Stop a Conspiracy: An Ancient Guide to Saving a Republic by Sallust, Josiah Osgood (Translator) 3.77 avg rating — 137 ratings — published -30 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Concerning the Gods and the Universe by Sallust, Arthur Darby Nock (Translator) 3.92 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 362 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sallust on the Gods and the World: and the Pythagoric Sentences of Demophilus and Five Hymns by Proclus by Sallust, Demophilus, Proclus 4.47 avg rating — 38 ratings — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Complete Works of Sallust 3.97 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2015 — 373 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sallust: The Conspiracy Of Catiline And The War Of Jugurtha by Sallust, Quintus Curtius (Translator) 4.67 avg rating — 21 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Salustio. Conjuración de Catilina. Guerra de Jugurta. Fragmentos de las «Historias» - Pseudo Salustio. Cartas a César Invectiva contra Cicerón - Pseudo ... by Sallust, Salustio, Pseudo Salustio 3.90 avg rating — 20 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fragments of the Histories. Letters to Caesar by Sallust, John T. Ramsey (Translation) 4.06 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“They envy the distinction I have won; let them, therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it.”
― Sallust

tags: envy

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“Now these things never happened, but always are.”
― Sallustius, Concerning the Gods and the Universe

tags: myths

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“Every man is the architect of his own fortune.”
― Sallust

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