The Jugurthine War

Nonfiction, History, Ancient History, Rome
Cover of the book The Jugurthine War by Sallust, John Selby Watson, Charles River Editors
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Sallust, John Selby Watson ISBN: 9781475313727
Publisher: Charles River Editors Publication: February 22, 2012
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Sallust, John Selby Watson
ISBN: 9781475313727
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Publication: February 22, 2012
Imprint:
Language: English
Gaius Sallustius Crispus, or Sallust (86 BC 35 BC), was a Roman politician historian living during the Civil War between Pompey the Great and Julius Caesar. A popularis, Sallust opposed Pompeys party and the aristocratic classes in Rome throughout his life as a writer. Sallust also became a Quaestor in 55 and a Tribune in 52. Sallust's Jugurthine War is a brief monograph recording the war in Numidia fought around 112 B.C., discussing the political careers of Marius and Sulla and their rivalry. Sallust's priority in the Jugurthine War, as with the Catiline Conspiracy, is to use history as a vehicle for his judgment on the degradations of of Roman morality and politics over time. In that regard, Sallust was one of the first ancient historians to actually offer analysis of events rather than a simple retelling of just the facts. The ancient world admired him for it: Sallust drew praise from the historian Tacitus, and Quintilian compared him favorably with Thucydides.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Gaius Sallustius Crispus, or Sallust (86 BC 35 BC), was a Roman politician historian living during the Civil War between Pompey the Great and Julius Caesar. A popularis, Sallust opposed Pompeys party and the aristocratic classes in Rome throughout his life as a writer. Sallust also became a Quaestor in 55 and a Tribune in 52. Sallust's Jugurthine War is a brief monograph recording the war in Numidia fought around 112 B.C., discussing the political careers of Marius and Sulla and their rivalry. Sallust's priority in the Jugurthine War, as with the Catiline Conspiracy, is to use history as a vehicle for his judgment on the degradations of of Roman morality and politics over time. In that regard, Sallust was one of the first ancient historians to actually offer analysis of events rather than a simple retelling of just the facts. The ancient world admired him for it: Sallust drew praise from the historian Tacitus, and Quintilian compared him favorably with Thucydides.

More books from Charles River Editors

Cover of the book Native American Tribes: The History and Culture of the Sioux by Sallust, John Selby Watson
Cover of the book Fables by Sallust, John Selby Watson
Cover of the book The Receding Brow by Sallust, John Selby Watson
Cover of the book Anne of Brittany by Sallust, John Selby Watson
Cover of the book The Book of the Bee by Sallust, John Selby Watson
Cover of the book The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England by Sallust, John Selby Watson
Cover of the book Plays of Near & Far by Sallust, John Selby Watson
Cover of the book The White Moll by Sallust, John Selby Watson
Cover of the book A Romance of Two Worlds by Sallust, John Selby Watson
Cover of the book The Fighting Edge by Sallust, John Selby Watson
Cover of the book Everything You Need to Know About The Fountainhead by Sallust, John Selby Watson
Cover of the book The Pentland Rising by Sallust, John Selby Watson
Cover of the book Travels in the Interior of America in the Years 1809-1811 by Sallust, John Selby Watson
Cover of the book A Memoir of Mother Francis Raphael by Sallust, John Selby Watson
Cover of the book The Satires of Horace (Illustrated Edition) by Sallust, John Selby Watson
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy