Sallust

American  

[sal-uhst] / ˈsæl əst /

noun

1. Caius Sallustius Crispus, 86–34 b.c., Roman historian.

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Sallust British  

/ ˈsæləst /

noun

1. 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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Samuel Adams’s master’s thesis was “delivered in flawless Latin,” Alexander Hamilton copied Demosthenes into his commonplace book, and Thomas Jefferson modeled his oratory on the prose of Livy, Sallust, and Tacitus.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

The Epistles of Sallust to Cæsar on Government, are also translated by him, and their authenticity vindicated.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by John Dunlop

These were found in the gardens of Sallust, and were formerly preserved in the Senator's Palace.

From Walks in Rome by Augustus J. C. Hare

At Circesium he received letters from Sallust, the Prefect of Gaul, entreating him to suspend the ill-omened expedition.

From Sermons by J. B. Lightfoot

Two prayer-books for the university of Cambridge and an edition of Sallust were printed from his stereotype plates.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various