Sergius catilina, the jugurthine war about romes war against the numidians from 111 to 105 bc, and the histories of which only fragments survive. This is the underlying framework of sallust s schematic analysis of the events of that timethe clash between the nobility, or senate, and the people, or plebeians. The translation is based on a text freshly examined for the first time since the. Ettedgui synagogue casablanca 2021 all you need to. The standard complete edition of the fragments of sallust s histories is that of b. In his literary pursuits, which tend to be inaccurate and strongly biased, sallust distinguished himself more for his terse and direct style than for substance. Here sallust deals with a wider range of subject matter, but party conflict and attacks on the politically powerful remain a. Details about 17 sallust catalines war, jugurthine war, histories, fragments 17 sallust catalines war, jugurthine war, histories, fragments item information. Sallusts last work, the annalistic histories in five books, is much more expansive than his monographs on catiline and jugurtha lcl 116, treating the whole of. Oct of sallust put a new edition not only of the speeches but of the most notable fragments into a lot more hands. The extant fragments of the histories some discovered in 1886 show sufficiently. That sallusts writings are the oldest surviving complete works of history in latin is one of those quirks that are a daily fact of life in the world of classical scholarship.
However, his book does give us the first complete translation of the fragments of books 12 into any modern language, accompanied by a commentary on a quite. For nearly a century scholars have consulted the edition of b. Sallust project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. Thomas gordons translation of sallusts histories with gordons lengthy.
Kurfess 1957, but with the fragment numbers adjusted to match the translation by p. Histories the histories provided a detailed account of roman history from 78 to 67 b. Sallust is the earliest known roman historian with surviving works to his name, of which we have catilines war about the conspiracy in 63 bc of l. This first new edition of sallust in over thirty years is based on a fresh study and collation of the manuscripts as well as careful consideration of the indirect tradition. Catilines war, the jugurthine war, histories by sallust. Delphi complete works of sallust illustrated by gaius. Sallusts histories and triumviral historiography bookshare. Sallust s histories his last workdevoted to the history of rome, survives only in fragments and probably covers the period from 78 to 67 b. Or, sallust s history of catalines conspiracy and the war with jugurtha, according to the.
Although fragmentary, it provides invaluable information and insight about a crucial period of history spanning the period from. Sallust s last work, the annalistic histories in five books, is much more expansive than his monographs on catiline and jugurtha lcl 116, treating the whole of roman history at home and abroad in the postsullan age. Encompassing the civil wars and proscriptions of an earlier generation, the histories were composed during a time of similar discord, and are thus filled, to quote syme, with the resonances, the ironies, the paradoxes the. A political partisan of julius caesar, sallust is the earliest roman historian whose works have survived antiquity. London association of classical teachers, 1970 rome 50. Jun 07, 2019 sallusts histories and triumviral historiography explores the historiographical innovations of the first century roman historian sallust, focusing on the fragmentary histories, an account of the turbulent years after the death of the dictator sulla. All translations of sallust and of other authors are my own. Batstones new translation, which includes the fragmentary histories, captures the severity of his latin style. Includes sallust s rare fragments and apocryphal texts, first time in digital print. Histories, unlike many other fragmentary texts, has a fairly high number of overall fragments. The translation is based on a fresh examination of the text and also includes newlydiscovered. Lepidus realized that the senates true motive for summoning him back to rome from etruria in order to hold the elections for 77 was really to deprive him of his army app. Sallust s most popular book is the jugurthine war and the conspiracy of catiline. Although they have not survived intact, about five hundred fragments have been preserved in excerpts or quotations by later writers.
In the histories, sallust offers new antiexempla for the triumviral. Some texts survive intact, others only as fragments, sometimes in the form of quotations in other texts. Sallust author of the jugurthine war and the conspiracy of catiline. Fragments to the histories and pseudosallust, letters to caesar. The histories of sallust 8635 bce, while fragmentary, provide invaluable information about a crucial period of history from 78 to around 67. Most of them are relatively short, but all the longer fragments are translated here. Sallusts last work, the annalistic histories in five books, is much more. The historiae, of which only fragments survive, was probably sallust s most comprehensive work of history. Letters to caesar loeb classical library 9780674996861. Sallusts histories and triumviral historiography explores the. Synopsis sallusts histories and triumviral historiography explores the historiographical innovations of the first century roman historian sallust, focusing on the fragmentary histories, an account of the turbulent years after the death of the dictator sulla.
Mcgushin 19924 presented a translation and commentary on all the fragments, which corrected many of maurenbrechers assumption s about sallust s ordering of the material. Sallust 8635 bc was a historian of major importance, writing at the time of the late roman republic. Sallusts last work, the annalistic histories in five books, is much more expansive than his monographs on catiline and jugurtha lcl 116, treating the whole of roman history at home and abroad in the postsullan age. Seneca the elder and his rediscovered historiae ab initio. Here sallust deals with a wider range of subject matter, but party conflict and attacks on the politically powerful remain a central concern. Most of the fragments can be assigned to one of the five original books, either from the context or because the book number has been recorded along with the quotation.
Ramsey has freshly edited the histories and the two pseudosallustian letters to caesar. Jan 23, 2020 jennifer gerrish, sallusts histories and triumviral historiography. Embracing the eventful period between 7867 bc, it describes a series of political crises which ultimately lead to the fall of the roman republic and the establishment of augustus principate. Olivier devillers considers seneca the elders histories as a subsidiary source for tacitus annales 16. The third, titled simply histories, was modeled on the style of thucydides, and covered roman political and military life during the decade or so after the death the dictator sulla in 78 bc. Look for hebrew letters above the arched wooden doors. Sergius catilina, who plotted to assassinate numerous senators and take control of the government, but was thwarted by cicero. Patrick mcgushin 1992 american philological association texts and commentaries series. It offers a valuable resource for academics and postgraduates working on. It was utilized as a harbor by the phoenicians and eventually, the romans.
Sallust, fragments of the histories, letters to caesar. Orientation page to the works of sallust, both original latin text and. Sertorius prominent role in the histories derives not only from the numerous fragments about him and his war, but also from sallust s explicit claim that he has rescued sertorius from the shadows of history. In a striking contrast to this detailed version, only two fragments of sallust s histories describe the islands, and one of these merely alludes secondhand to their occurrence in homer hist. Ramsey has freshly edited the histories and the two pseudosallustian letters to caesar, completing the loeb classical library edition of his works. The histories of sallust 8635 bce, while fragmentary, provide invaluable information about a crucial period of history from 78 to around 67 bce. Moroccos king mohammed vi rededicated synagogue rabbi ettedgui. Book description sallusts histories and triumviral historiography explores the historiographical innovations of the first century roman historian sallust, focusing on the fragmentary histories, an account of the turbulent years after the death of the dictator sulla. The histories, of which only fragments remain, describes the history of rome. Jan 23, 2021 by analyzing in detail velleius style, echoed by the fragments of other historians, oakley develops an extensive argument about the influence of sallust and declamation in early imperial historiography. Casablanca was established and set up by berbers in the seventh c. Classical texts edition, which i obtained and read at the same time, contains a long section of intriguing fragments of sallust s histories that the loeb book does not, and its apparatus criticus is much more comprehensive than rolfes.
Sallust was primarily influenced by the greek historian thucydides and. Synagogue rabbi ettedgui is on the right, behind a high wrought iron fence. Besides the wellknown catiline and jugurtha, the volume contains more than seventy of the longer or more interesting fragments of the histories and also the spurious. The first monograph in any language on the histories, this book offers comprehensive reading of sallust s third and final work, featuring discussion of a wide selection of fragments beyond the speech and letters, setpieces that have generally been studied in isolation. Alas for scholarship, the histories exists today only as a great many fragments, from several pages to a line or so or even a clause, preserved because.
Delphi complete works of sallust illustrated ebook written by gaius sallustius crispus sallust. The city of casablanca, morocco a complete history. The ancient classics series provides ereaders with the wisdom of the classical world, with both english translations and the original latin texts. Although fragmentary, it provides invaluable information and insight about a crucial period of history spanning the period from 78 to around 67 bce. In his book wasf afriquia, alhassan alwazzan called the early casablanca as anfa, a vast city established in the berber kingdom of barghawata in 744 ad. All etruria was suspected of being inclined to an uprising with lepidus.
The histories provided a detailed account of roman history from 78 to 67 b. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read delphi complete works of sallust illustrated. Sallust, roman historian and one of the great latin literary stylists, noted for his. Books by sallust author of the jugurthine war and the. Blessed isles and counterfactual history in sallust writing the histories, it was not yet clear how far octavians career and devastation of republican institutions would extend. Continuing research on the period has produced material with a bearing on the interpretation of sallust s text. Sallust, conspiracy of catiline, biographical notice of sallust. Confronting the end of history routledge studies in ancient history 97818218567. Sallust was born at amiternum, a town in the sabine territory, on the first of october, 1 in the year six hundred and sixtysix 2 from the foundation of rome, eightyseven years before christ, and in the seventh consulship of marius. This is the first ever fulllength commentary and english translation of one of his major works, the histories, covering the years 7867 bc, one of the least welldocumented but eventful periods of the era. Sallust is the earliest known latinlanguage roman historian with surviving works to his name, of which catilines war about the conspiracy in 63 bc of l. Letters to caesar by sallust, 9780674996861, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The blessed isles and counterfactual history in sallust. Syme 1964 is still a good starting point for the study of sallust and his works, especially with the 2002 edition including an extensive introduction by mellor.
Sallusts histories and triumviral historiography explores the historiographical innovations of the first century roman historian sallust, focusing on the fragmentary histories, an account of the turbulent years after the death of the dictator sulla. That sallust s writings are the oldest surviving complete works of history in latin is one of those quirks that are a daily fact of life in the world of classical scholarship. Catilines war, the jugurthine war, histories ebook written by sallust. Sergius catilina, the jugurthine war about romes war against the numidian king jugurtha from 111 to 105 bc, and the histories of which only fragments survive are still extant. The histories, of which only fragments remain, describes the history of rome from 78 to at least 67 bc on a yeartoyear basis. Besides the wellknown catiline and jugurtha, the volume contains more than seventy of the longer or more interesting fragments of the histories and. Although they have not survived intact, about five hundred fragments. Sertorius, dead by the end of book 3 in 73 or 72,10 is made to stand in judgment over sallust s generation. Mar 26, 2010 this new edition of sallust, the first critical text for over thirty years, is based on a fresh study and collation of the manuscripts, as well as careful consideration of the indirect tradition. One of the common charges against counterfactual history 4 is that it represents a return to the great man model of history by suggesting that.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read catilines war, the jugurthine war, histories. His catilines war tells of the conspiracy in 63 bc led by l. The period covered by sallust s histories 7867 bcforms part of one of the least well documented eras of the late republic. The works of sallust 1744 online library of liberty. The fragments of sallust, containing some curious tra. Sallusts histories and triumviral historiography scholarlycommons. Maurenbrecher, historiarum reliquiae leipzig 1891 copy in seminar room. His books were sometimes used by authors of the first and second centuries ad, especially after imitations of archaic style gained popularity. Sallust himself is wellknown through his other works, which provide a useful tool for comparative analysis. Although fragmentary, it provides invaluable information and insight about a crucial period of history spanning the period. Shorter narrative treatments include kraus and woodman 1997 and a chapter in mellor 1999. Sallust s abrupt and distinctive style is the perfect vehicle for his moral urgency, bitter condemnation, and satirical cynicism. Sallust, gaius sallustius crispus 8635 bce, a sabine from amiternum, acted as. Gaius sallustius crispus, usually anglicised as sallust was a roman historian and politician.
The histories were written during the violent transition from republic to empire, when romes political problems seemed insoluble and its morals hopelessly decayed. Selections from bellum catilinae and bellum iugurthinum. In his histories which the book nicely sets out to analyse as a whole, and there is much merit in this approachsallust wanted to narrate the aftermath of sullas dictatorship, a period with remarkable similarities to that of the socalled second triumvirate 3. Sallusts histories and triumviral historiography taylor. Sallust is the earliest known roman historian with surviving works to his name, of which we have the catiline conspiracy, the jugurthine war about romes war against the numidians from 111 to 105 bce, and the histories of which only a few scant fragments survive. Alas for scholarship, the histories exists today only as a great many fragments, from several pages to a line or so or even a clause, preserved because they were cited in later works, that have survived. Sallust was primarily influenced by the greek historian thucydides and amassed great and illgotten wealth from his governorship of africa. This is the first fulllength commentary and english translation of one of his major works, the histories, covering the years 7867 bcone of the most poorly documented periods of the era. Sallust gaius sallustius crispus, 8635 bce, a sabine from amiternum, acted as tribune against cicero and milo in 52, joined caesar after being expelled. Sallust has 193 books on goodreads with 7876 ratings. The histories were written during the violent transition from republic to empire, when romes political problems seemed insoluble and its. And so even among the barbarians a firm belief prevails that here are the elysian fields and the abode of the blessed, of which homer sang.
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