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Sallust

Gaius Sallustius Crispus, usually anglicised as Sallust (/ˈsæləst/ ⓘ, SAL-əst; c. 86 – c. 35 BC), was a historian and politician of the Roman Republic from a plebeian family. Probably born at Amiternum in the country of the Sabines, Sallust became a partisan of Julius Caesar (100 to 44 BC), circa 50s BC. He is the earliest known Latin-language Roman…

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Caesarian
Born
October 1, 86 BC Amiternum
Died
May 13, c. 35 BC
Occupations
Politician and soldier
Office
Plebeian tribune (52 BC) · Praetor (46 BC)
Rank
Legate · Praetor · Proconsul

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related to Translations · 48
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related to Stylistically · 45
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related to Caesar's civil war · 35
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related to As a historian · 30
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related to Style and themes · 28
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related to Life and career · 26
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related to Other works · 23
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related to Manuscripts · 21
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related to The Jugurthine War · 18
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related to External links · 17
Sallust → Bellum CatilinaeBellum Jugurthinumat, Bellum CatilinaeBellum Jugurthinumat Attalus, Bellum CatilinaeBellum JugurthinumInvectiva, Caesarem, Ciceronem, English, Fragmenta Historiarum, LacusCurtius, Latin, Oratio, Perseus Project, Project Gutenberg, Rolfe, Schmitz, Watson, Works, Zumpt

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SallustAllegianceCaesarian1.00infobox
SallustBornOctober 1, 86 BC Amiternum1.00infobox
SallustDiedMay 13, c. 35 BC1.00infobox
SallustOccupationsPolitician and soldier1.00infobox
SallustOfficePlebeian tribune (52 BC)1.00infobox
SallustOfficePraetor (46 BC)1.00infobox
SallustRankLegate1.00infobox
SallustRankPraetor1.00infobox
SallustRankProconsul1.00infobox
SallustRelativesGaius Sallustius Passienus Crispus (great-nephew and adopted son)1.00infobox
SallustWarsCaesar's civil war (49–44 BC)1.00infobox
Ronald Syme believe this is a legendinstance ofprominent scholars of Roman prosopography0.80text

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