{"product_id":"sallust-the-war-against-jugurtha-9780856686382","title":"Sallust The War Against Jugurtha","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Roman historian C. Sallustius Crispus, better known as Sallust, decided to write about the war against the Numidian king Jugurtha, 'because it was a long and cruel struggle in which fortune swung from side to side; and secondly, because it was then for the first time that a stand was taken against the arrogance of the nobles'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the student of Latin who wants to look beyond Sallusts ever popular \u003ci\u003eBellum Catilinae\u003c\/i\u003e, Comber\/Balmaceda is the only readily available text of the \u003ci\u003eBJ\u003c\/i\u003e with commentary at any price. It will serve students of history, classicists, and general readers.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction:  1. Sallust's life and career  2. Sallust as historian- i) Works of Sallust, ii) Influence \u0026amp; style  3. The Bellum Iugurthinum   i) the history of the war   ii) Structure of the work   iii) The characters in the BJ:  a) Jugurtha, b) Metellus, c) Sella, d) Marius  iv) Thought:  a) Nobility \u0026amp; new men, b) Sallust's theory of virtus, c) Conclusions: What Sallust thought he was doing  4. A note on the text  5. A note on the translation  6. Maps  7. Chronological chart  8. Genealogical tables  9. Abbreviations   Text and translation  Commentary  Bibliography  Index of names and places","brand":"Liverpool University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49973330280791,"sku":"9780856686382","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780856686382.jpg?v=1739268486","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sallust-the-war-against-jugurtha-9780856686382","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}