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Also known as Gaius Sallustius Crispus

storico e senatore romano

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Gaius Sallustius Crispus, also known as C. Sallustius Qui. Crispus, was a male historian, writer, poet, and politician from Ancient Rome. Born in Amiternum in 86 BCE, he died in Rome in either 35 or 34 BCE. He was a member of the Sallustia gens and the Quirina tribe, and he held the position of tribune of the plebs. He was affiliated with the populares political party and was married to Terentia. He wrote in Latin.

His notable works include *C. Sallusti Crispi De bello Catilinario et Jugurthino*, *C. Crispi Sallvstii De conivratione Catilinae*, *C. Crispi Sallustii Catilinaria et Jugurthina bella*, *La conjuration de Catilina*, and *Opera*. He is described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Pauly–Wissowa, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

Synthesized by Vinony from 34 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Last.fm, Crossref, Europeana Sparql, Wikiquote, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
86 B.C.
Died
34 B.C.
Works
754

Top works

  • C. Sallusti Crispi De bello Catilinario et Jugurthino
  • C. Crispi Sallvstii De conivratione Catilinae
  • C. Crispi Sallustii Catilinaria et Jugurthina bella
  • La conjuration de Catilina
  • Opera

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
8
Total plays
52

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Oxford Classical Texts: C. Sallusti Crispi: Catilina, Iugurtha, Historiarum Fragmenta Selecta, Appendix Sallustiana

    · 1991 · cited 39x

  2. The War with Catiline

    · 2013 · cited 6x

  3. The War with Jugurtha

    · 2013 · cited 3x

  4. 40

    · 1994 · cited 2x

  5. 92

    · 1992 · cited 2x

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Quotes

  • As the blessings of health and fortune have a beginning, so they must also find an end. Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
  • Satis eloquentiae, sapientiae parum.
  • Nam divitiarum et formae gloria fluxa atque fragilis est, virtus clara aeternaque habetur.
  • Sed nostra omnis vis in animo et corpore sita est; animi imperio, corporis servitio magis utimur; alterum nobis cum dis, alterum cum beluis commune est.
  • Verum ubi pro labore desidia, pro continentia et aequitate libido atque superbia invasere, fortuna simul cum moribus immutatur. Ita imperium semper ad optimum quemque a minus bono transfertur. (II)
  • Sed multi mortales dediti ventri atque somno, indocti incultique vitam sicuti peregrinantes transiere.

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Key facts

Person.name
Sallust
Person.native_name
Gaius Sallustius Crispus
Person.native_name_lang
la
Person.image
Salluste (cropped).jpg
Person.caption
Imaginary portrait of Sallust
Person.birth_date
October 1, 86 BC
Person.birth_place
Amiternum
Person.death_date
May 13,
Person.occupation
Politician and soldier
Person.relatives
Gaius Sallustius Passienus Crispus (great-nephew and adopted son)
Military person.embed
yes
Military person.allegiance
Caesarian
Military person.battles_label
Wars

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Ancient Rome
Place of birth
Amiternum
Place of death
Rome
Spouse
Terentia
Political party
populares
Languages spoken
Latin
Notable work
The Jugurthine War
Image
Salluste (cropped).jpg
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topic's main category
Category:Sallust
Commons category
Sallust
date of birth
0086-00-00
date of death
0035-00-00
praenomen
Gaius
name in native language
C. Sallustius Qui. Crispus
different from
Sallustius
writing language
Latin
Commons Creator page
Sallust
member of Roman tribe
Quirina
P13311
Gorin
Sources (4)

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Gaio Sallustio Crispo, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Article · Italiano

Gaio Sallustio Crispo (in latino: Gaius Sallustius Crispus, AFI: [ˈɡaj.jʊs sal.ˈluːs.tɪ.ʊs ˈkrɪs.pʊs]; nelle epigrafi: C·SALLVSTIVS; Amiternum, 1º ottobre 86 a.C. – Roma, 13 maggio 34 a.C.), più semplicemente noto come Sallustio, è stato uno storico, politico e senatore romano del periodo repubblicano. Proveniente da una famiglia di stirpe plebea (la gens Sallustia) legata alla nobilitas municipale, compì a Roma il cursus honorum, divenendo prima questore, poi tribuno della plebe e infine senatore della res publica. Dopo esser stato cacciato dal Senato per indegnità morale, partecipò alla guerra civile del 49 a.C. tra Cesare e Pompeo, schierato tra le file cesariane. Dopo la sconfitta di Pompeo, Cesare lo ricompensò per la sua fedeltà conferendogli la pretura, riammettendolo in Senato e nominandolo governatore della provincia dell'Africa Nova. Dopo la fallimentare esperienza di governo e a seguito della morte di Cesare, si ritirò dalla vita politica; in questo momento si diede alla stesura di opere a carattere storico, in particolare le due monografie De Catilinae coniuratione e Bellum Iugurthinum, le prime della storiografia latina, e delle Historiae, un'opera di tipo annalistico. Grazie a queste importanti opere ottenne un'enorme fama ed è annoverato tra gli storici latini più importanti del I secolo a.C. e di tutta la latinitas.

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