"De Bello Catilinario Et Jugurthino" by Sallust is a historical telling from the late 1st century BC, which vividly recounts two major Roman conflicts: a conspiracy to topple the Republic, and a war against Jugurtha. Sallust, both a politician and historian, explores the moral downfall of Rome, stressing themes of corruption and clashes between political groups. Initially, Sallust presents himself and his reasons for recording the conspiracy, examining human ambition and contrasting Roman virtues with the vices causing decline. He depicts Catiline, the conspiracy's leader, as ambitious and corrupt. Sallust shows the social and political climate in Rome, explaining how Catiline exploited public discontent and his ties to bitter individuals, building up to the conspiracy against the Roman state, establishing an atmosphere of tension and inviting readers into a complicated world of political plots and moral questions.
C. Sallusti Crispi De Bello Catilinario Et Jugurthino
By Sallust
Witness ancient Rome crumble as a Republic is threatened by betrayal, corruption, and a descent into moral chaos.
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About the AuthorGaius Sallustius Crispus, usually anglicised as Sallust, 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, circa 50s BC. He is the earliest known Latin-language Roman historian with surviving works to his name, of which Conspiracy of Catiline on the eponymous conspiracy, The Jugurthine War on the eponymous war, and the Histories remain extant. As a writer, Sallust was primarily influenced by the works of the 5th-century BC Greek historian Thucydides. During his political career he amassed great and ill-gotten wealth from his governorship of Africa.
Gaius Sallustius Crispus, usually anglicised as Sallust, 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, circa 50s BC. He is the earliest known Latin-language Roman historian with surviving works to his name, of which Conspiracy of Catiline on the eponymous conspiracy, The Jugurthine War on the eponymous war, and the Histories remain extant. As a writer, Sallust was primarily influenced by the works of the 5th-century BC Greek historian Thucydides. During his political career he amassed great and ill-gotten wealth from his governorship of Africa.
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