Sallust: Catiline's Conspiracy, The Jugurthine War, Histories

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Sallust: Catiline's Conspiracy, The Jugurthine War, HistoriesOxford World's Classics The Roman historian Sallust lived through troubled times. He deplored the moral and political decline of the Republic, and in his two monographs he set out to exemplify the reasons for the years of civil strife. Catiline's Conspiracy is an account of the rebellion against the state led by the disaffected Catiline. For Sallust it was 'especially memorable because of the unprecedented nature of the crime and the danger it

all serve to make this an excellent edition for school and undergraduate students

τον Βούδα

with facing English translation) are selected both for their intrinsic interest

Αλλά αυτός δεν ήταν μυστικός αστυνομικός

This edition provides a Latin text of Book I

This edition also includes a introduction to the poet's life and work

with practice exercises and answers

which is perhaps crucial to an assessment of Xenophon's reliability and quality as a historian

όλες οι υποψίες στρέφονται στα μέλη της οικογένειας

their constantly inventive manipulation of language

his surviving letters give an exceptional glimpse into Cicero’s own personality and his reactions to events as they unravelled around him – events

rather than as a social document or a direct expression of social protest