Conspiracy of Catiline and the Jurgurthine War

Gaius Sallustius Crispus, known simply as Sallust, was a Roman historian and politician born in 86 BC in Amiternum, a town in the Sabine territory. His incisive and concise historiography has carved an indelible mark in the annals of classical literature. His political career started in a typically Roman fashion, climbing the cursus honorum, and reached a pinnacle when he became a tribune of the p...