Summary Of Catiline's War By Sallust
Classics 201: Dr. T. Rose
Alexsis Lee
Topic #3: Catiline’s War by Sallust Sallust was a Roman senator during the Republic, serving at the time of Cicero, Pompey, and Caesar. Aside from his political career, he also made a career of writing Roman histories revolving around politics and corruption. Sallust is the earliest known Roman historian whose complete works have survived. In one of his works titled Catiline’s War, Sallust attempts to recount the decline of the morals of the Roman government. His account of the Catiline conspiracy details this decline as the gradual acceptance of lust for power and wealth, leading to the city of Rome being defined by greatness and corruptness. This environment, according to Sallust, would have made
Alexsis Lee
Topic #3: Catiline’s War by Sallust Sallust was a Roman senator during the Republic, serving at the time of Cicero, Pompey, and Caesar. Aside from his political career, he also made a career of writing Roman histories revolving around politics and corruption. Sallust is the earliest known Roman historian whose complete works have survived. In one of his works titled Catiline’s War, Sallust attempts to recount the decline of the morals of the Roman government. His account of the Catiline conspiracy details this decline as the gradual acceptance of lust for power and wealth, leading to the city of Rome being defined by greatness and corruptness. This environment, according to Sallust, would have made