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In his Bellum Catilinae, C. Sallustius Crispus or Sallust (86-35/34 B.C.) recounts the dramatic events of 63 B.C., when a disgruntled and impoverished nobleman, L. Sergius Catilina, turned to armed revolution after two electoral defeats. Among his followers were a group of heavily... Read Full Overview

This is Sallust's text, "Bellum Catilinae", in Latin with English introduction and notes.

El ansia de Catilina por alcanzar las m s altas dignidades de la Rep blica romana le llev , en el a o 63 a.C. a organizar una conspiraci n que inclu a el asesinato de los dos c nsules electos. Uno de ellos, Cicer n, le denunci ante el Senado, pero Catilina decidi no rendirse... Read Full Overview

Sallust's account of the conspiracy raises considerable historical problems, and the moral intention and political bias and style can make him a difficult author for Middle School level students to understand, so this text makes Catiline as concise and comprehensible as possible... Read Full Overview

In his Bellum Catilinae, C. Sallustius Crispus or Sallust (86-35/34 B.C.) recounts the dramatic events of 63 B.C., when a disgruntled and impoverished nobleman, L. Sergius Catilina, turned to armed revolution after two electoral defeats. Among his followers were a group of heavily... Read Full Overview

Die knapp gefassten historischen Schriften des Sallust zählen zu den Meisterwerken der Geschichtsschreibung. Sie verfolgen ein doppeltes Ziel: die Darstellung eines bedeutenden Ereignisses und die Herausarbeitung seiner Bedeutung im Ganzen der römischen Geschichte.

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

Cajus Crispus Sallustius, Over De Samenzwering Van Lucius Sergius Catilina (1798) is een boek geschreven door Marcus Tullius Cicero. Het boek gaat over de samenzwering van Lucius Sergius Catilina, die in het jaar 63 voor Christus een staatsgreep wilde plegen in Rome. Cicero was... Read Full Overview

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This title from the De Gruyter Book Archive has been digitized in order to make it available for academic research. It was originally published under National Socialism and has to be viewed in this historical context. Learn more here.

The Bellum Catilinae Of C. Sallustius Crispus is a book written by Sallust and published in 1890. The book is a historical account of the Catiline Conspiracy, a plot to overthrow the Roman Republic in 63 BC led by the senator Catiline. Sallust, a Roman historian and politician,... Read Full Overview