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Book SynopsisIn his Bellum Catilinae, C. Sallustius Crispus or Sallust (86-35/34 B.C.E.) recounts the dramatic events of the year 63 B.C.E. when a disgruntled and impoverished nobleman, L. Sergius Catilina, after two electoral defeats, made himself the leader of a group of heavily indebted young aristocrats and the Roman poor and tried to kill his rival Cicero and overthrow the government. With his trademark archaizing style, Sallust skillfully captures the drama of the times, including an early morning raid and the emotionally charged debate in which Caesar and Cato the Younger fight over the lives of the arrested conspirators. Sallust wrote while the Roman Republic was being transformed into an empire during in the turbulent first century BCE. The work is well-suited for second-year or advanced Latin study and gives a fair idea of the richness of Latin literature while also pointing the way to a critical investigation of late-Republican government and historiography. Ramsey''s introduction and co
Trade ReviewThis excellent edition is an indispensable resource for anyone studying this work * Hilary Walters, The Journal of Classics Teaching *
Table of ContentsMaps & Plans List of Divergences from OCT Edition INTRODUCTION I.: Life of Sallust Date of Birth Family and Boyhood Political Career Service under Caesar Retirement from Public Life II.: The Writings of Sallust The Genuine Works Time of Writing III.: Sallust's Contribution to Roman Histiography State of Roman Historiography before Sallust Choice of Topic Sources of the BELLUM CATILINAE IV.: Sallust's Style Influence of Thucydides Debt of Cato Sallustian Traits: Brevity, Vocabulary, Grammar and Syntax, Inconcinnitas V.: The Textual Tradition VI.: Summary of the Catilinarian Conspiracy VII.: Structure of the BELLUM CATILINAE Variations from the Texts of Ernout and Kurfess SIGLA TEXT COMMENTARY APPENDICES I.: Catilinae's Birth Date and Early Career II.: Evidence for the "First Catilinarian Conspiracy" SELECTED BIOGRAPHY I.: Texts and Commentaries II.: Books and Articles INDEX NOMINUM INDEX RERUM INDEX VERBORUM
