| Other author/creator | Rolfe, John Carew, 1859-1943 translator. |
| Other author/creator | Ramsey, J. T. (John T.) |
| Included Work | Sallust, 86 B.C.-34 B.C. Bellum Catilinae. |
| Included Work | Sallust, 86 B.C.-34 B.C. Bellum Catilinae. English. |
| Included Work | Sallust, 86 B.C.-34 B.C. Bellum Jugurthinum. |
| Included Work | Sallust, 86 B.C.-34 B.C. Bellum Jugurthinum. English. |
| Added title page |
Sallust I |
| Series |
Loeb classical library ; 116
Loeb classical library 116. ^A467228
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| Contents |
Preface -- General introduction -- References -- General bibliography -- Sigla -- The war with Cataline -- The war with Jugurtha -- Index -- Maps. |
| Abstract |
"Sallust, Gaius Sallustius Crispus (86-35 BCE), a Sabine from Amiternum, acted against Cicero and Milo as tribune in 52, joined Caesar after being expelled from the Senate in 50, was restored to the senate by Caesar and took part in his African campaign as praetor in 46, and was then appointed governor of New Africa (Numidia). Upon his return to Rome he narrowly escaped conviction for malfeasance in office, retired from public life, and took up historiography. Sallust's two extant monographs take as their theme the moral and political decline of Rome, one on the conspiracy of Catiline and the other on the war with Jugurtha. Although Sallust is decidedly unsubtle and partisan in analyzing people and events, his works are important and significantly influenced later historians, notably Tacitus. Taking Thucydides as his model but building on Roman stylistic and rhetorical traditions, Sallust achieved a distinctive style, concentrated and arresting; lively characterizations, especially in the speeches; and skill at using particular episodes to illustrate large general themes." -- Publisher website. |
| General note | "For this edition, J.C. Rolfe's text and translation of the Catiline and Jugurtha have been thoroughly revised in line with the most recent scholarship."--Jacket flap. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Language | Text in Latin with English translation on facing pages; editorial content in English. |
| Other title | War with Jugurtha. |
| LCCN | 2013933685 |
| ISBN | 9780674996847 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 0674996844 (hbk.) |
