The Histories (Clarendon Ancient History Series)

<p>Sallust (86-35 BC) was a historian of major importance, writing at the time of the late Roman Republic. This is the first full-length commentary and English translation of one of his major works, the Histories, covering the years 78-67 BC--one of the most poorly documented periods of the era. The translation is based on a fresh examination of the text and also includes newly-discovered material with a bearing on the interpretation of the text.<br></p>

Literature & Fiction

Sallust

McGushin, Patrick

History & Criticism

Clarendon Press

The period covered by Sallust's "Histories" - 78-67BC - forms part of one of the leas well-documented eras of the late Republic. Sallust's contribution, despite its fragmentary transmission (about 500 fragments of narrative; four speeches and two letters preserved intact), remains of major importance for ancient historians. For nearly a century, scholars have consulted the edition of B. Maurenbrecher (1891-3) - a work, for its time, of considerable merit. Continuing research on the period has produced material with a bearing on the interpretation of the text; in addition, several fragments not known to Maurenbrecher have subsequently been discovered. In this edition, Dr McGushin examines Maurenbrecher's placement and ordering of the fragments, and together with his translation, provides a full-length commentary of the work.

History

Ancient Civilizations

Oxford University Press

The period covered by Sallust's Histories--78-67 BC--forms part of one of the least well documented eras of the late Republic. For nearly a century scholars have consulted the edition of B. Maurenbrecher (1891-93). Continuing research on the period has produced material with a bearing on the interpretation of Sallust's text; in addition, several fragments not known to Maurenbrecher have subsequently been discovered. For this new translation, McGushin has freshly revised Maurenbrecher's placement and ordering of the fragments, and incorporated this newly discovered material. Together with a comprehensive introduction, he provides a detailed interpretation in the first full-length commentary on the work.

Essays & Correspondence

This companion to the Penguin translation by S.A. Handford of Sallust's account of the conspiracy of Catiline provides a useful introduction, notes on details of the translated text, a select bibliography, glossary, and list of ancient authors referred to in the book.

Sallust: Conspiracy of Catiline: A Companion to the Penguin Translation (Classical Studies)

Bristol Classical Press

C. Sallustius Crispus: Bellum Catilinae L a Commentary (Mnemosyne, Supplements) (English and Latin Edition)

Brill Academic Pub

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