The Histories: Volume 2 (Books iii-v) by Sallust

The Histories: Volume 2 (Books iii-v) by Sallust

The period covered by Sallust's Histories - 78-67 BC - forms part of the less well-documented eras of the late Republic. Sallust's contribution, despite its fragmentary transmission (about five hundred fragments of narrative, four speeches, and two letters preserved intact), remains of major importance to 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. For this new translation, Dr McGushin has freshly revised Maurenbrecher's placement and ordering of the fragments, and incorporated this newly discovered material. Together with a comprehensive introduction, he also provides a detailed interpretation in the first ever full-length commentary on the work.

Mhas done a valuable service in making the remains of Sallust's masterpiece more accessible ... the translation is clear and generally reliable and the notes helpfully elucidate the historical contexts of the fragments. A welcome new feature is the inclusion of a concordance and cross-references to Maurenbrecher's numeration. * J.W. Rich, University of Nottingham, The Classical Review, Vol. XLVI, No. 2 '96 *

Sallust (Gaius Sallustius Crispus), (86-34 BC), was a Roman historian. His principal works are theBellum Catilinae, on the conspiracy of Catiline and his account of the Jugurthine War, Bellum Jugurthinum.

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ISBN 13	9780198721437
ISBN 10	0198721439
Title	The Histories: Volume 2 (Books iii-v)
Author	Sallust
Series	Clarendon Ancient History Series
Condition	Unavailable
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	1994-01-20
Number of pages	272
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