Sallust
[sal-uh st]
- Caius Sallustius Crispus, 86–34 b.c., Roman historian.
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Contemporary Examples
Sallust is ruthless and charming, a connoisseur of rare wines and rare women.
As happens in books like these, Sallust pretty much single-handedly wins the war.
And he had been inventing strategic deceptions for Sallust for years.
Historical Examples
I had gone three times through the whole of Livy, Sallust, and Tacitus.
Self-HelpSamuel Smiles
It is in the Ludovisi quarter, and stands on the very site of the Gardens of Sallust.
Italy, the Magic LandLilian Whiting
Barclay's preface and dedication are omitted, as well as the Latin of Sallust.
The Ship of Fools, Volume 1Sebastian Brandt
Hard.; and for general illustrations, the notes of Wasse on Sallust, Cat.
The Fabrician dungeons are not more gloomy than the gardens of Sallust are now.
AurelianWilliam Ware
Sallust
- full name Gaius Sallustius Crispus. 86–?34 bc, Roman historian and statesman, noted for his histories of the Catiline conspiracy and the Roman war against Jugurtha
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