Works

by Sallust, John Carew Rolfe (Translator)

A political partisan of Julius Caesar, Sallust is the earliest Roman historian whose works have survived antiquity. The Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin texts. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete extant works of Sallust, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Sallust's life and works
* Features the complete works of Sallust, in both English translation and the original Latin
* Concise introductions to the historical works
* Includes all of J. C. Rolfe’s celebrated translations, which previously appeared in the Loeb Classical Library edition of Sallust’s works
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Easily locate the works you want to read with individual contents tables
* Includes Sallust's rare fragments and apocryphal texts, first time in digital print
* Provides a special dual English and Latin text, allowing readers to compare the sections paragraph by paragraph – ideal for students
* Features a bonus biography – discover Sallust's ancient world
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres

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The Translations
THE WAR WITH CATILINE
THE WAR WITH JUGURTHA
ORATIONS AND LETTERS FROM THE HISTORIES
THE PSEUDO-SALLUSTIAN WORKS

The Latin Texts
LIST OF LATIN TEXTS

The Dual Texts
DUAL LATIN AND ENGLISH TEXTS

The Biography
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF SALLUST by J. C. Rolfe

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Genres: History, Ancient History

Paperback

First published August 21, 2015

About the author

Gaius Sallustius Crispus (86 BC-34 BC), better known as 'Sallust' was a Roman politician and historian who supported Populares party of Julius Caesar.

His historical works included romanticized views of events, which served as polemics against his moral opponents, including Cicero. It was a style which set him apart from the dry historians who proceeded him.

Sallust joined Caesar in the African wars, and after their victory, was placed as governor of Roman Africa. He eventually retired to private life, when he composed his histories and funded an extensive personal garden.

Reviews

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sallust himself pointed out that Romans as a culture were disinclined to produce brilliant historians, and unfortunately in his case it may be true. The writing is only at times riveting or poetic. On the other hand he is writing fairly close to contemporaneously to the events he studies in the case of the Cataline conspiracy and withing living memory with his work covering some of the African wars. If you consider this a frank and fairly detailed long-form journalism rather than a literary pleasure in itself, you will not be disappointed. It is worth a look.

[Lukerik · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read Woodman’s Penguin translation. Unless you need the Latin I’d recommend that one as it has better notes. However, what this edition has is the Pseudo-Sallustian works. I thought I’d give them a go in the spirit of ‘I’ve started so I’ll finish’. I didn’t expect much and there’s really not much to them. They’re all fake. Rhetorical exercises written much later. You’ll literally be reading someone’s homework. The Oration Against Cicero might be a political pamphlet from the time. Interesting if so, but its provenance can’t be proven. I have to admire what Loeb is doing here. No one else is going to translate this sort of thing and without them those of us who can’t read Latin would never be able to descide for ourselves what from the ancient world is or isn’t worth reading.

[Spyros Stavroulakis · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Τα κατορθώματα των Αθηναίων υπήρξαν όντως μεγάλα και ένδοξα αλλά πάντως λιγότερα σημαντικά από όσο η φήμη τα παρουσίασε. Επειδή όμως η πόλη εκείνη γέννησε συγγραφείς με μεγάλο πνεύμα, τα ανδραγαθήματα των Αθηναίων θεωρούνται ανυπέρβλητα σε όλη την οικουμένη.[...] Ο ρωμαϊκός λαός όμως προτιμούσε τις πράξεις παρά τα λόγια και να επαινούν οι άλλοι τα δικά του ανδραγαθήματα".

Άσε μας ρε Σαλλούστιε. Μέτριος ιστορικός με κενά και ασάφειες στις διηγήσεις του, όπως παρατηρούν κι οι σχολιαστές.

[Kevin Nobel · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm still looking for a better English rendition of that opening paragraph...

[Mario Sergio · Rating 4 out of 5]

Adquiri este exemplar da obras de Salusto para verificar textos sobre a revolta de Espártaco. Salusto é apontado como uma das principais fontes primárias.

Curiosamente, somente encontrei três esparsas menções a Espártaco e uma sobre Crixo, seu segundo homem na revolta e uma menção sobre gladiadores. Duas destas menções sobre Espártaco são em textos escritos, exclusivamente, em Latim. O fato me surpreendeu e a princípio pensei que não se tratava da mesma obra de Salusto referenciada como fonte de Espártaco, mas é.

Não valeu muito para o meu propósito, mas quem quiser conhecer os escritos deste militar e político romano e mais tarde historiador sobre a república romana, esta é uma boa referência.