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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.
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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
- Oxford Classical Texts: C. Sallusti Crispi: Catilina, Iugurtha, Historiarum Fragmenta Selecta, Appendix Sallustiana
· 1991 · cited 39x
- The War with Catiline
· 2013 · cited 6x
- The War with Jugurtha
· 2013 · cited 3x
- 40
· 1994 · cited 2x
- 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
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- Gaius Sallustius Crispus
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- 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)
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- yes
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- 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
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Position held
- tribune of the plebs
- 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
- gens
- Sallustia gens
- different from
- Sallustius
- writing language
- Latin
- Commons Creator page
- Sallust
- member of Roman tribe
- Quirina
- P12749
- Ortwin Runde
- P13311
- Gorin
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Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Gaio Sallustio Crispo, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Opera.
Caii Crispi Sallustii que exstant item epistolae de Republica ordinanda declamatio en Ciceronem et pseudo Ciceronis in Sallustium nec non Jul. exsuperantius de bellis civilibus ac Porcius Lin Catilinam
Sallustii Bellum catilinarium, et iugurthinum
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Sallustii Coniuratio Catilinae
Sallustii Coniuratio Catilinae
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Sallustii Coniuratio Catilinae, et Bellum Iugurthinum
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Opera [Printed Text]
El Salustio Cathilinario y Jugurta con glosa en romançe [Texto impreso]
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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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