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The Jugurthine War and the Conspiracy of Catiline

Sallust (86-c. 35 BC), who had various public offices in Rome & later a governorship in Africa, supported the political group known as the populares. He was a friend of Caesar & an opponent of Cicero. His history of the war against Jugurtha, King of Numidia, & his account of Catiline's conspiracy in 63 BC are his only complete works to survive; they were written in the years after Caesar's assassination.

Subject
historybiographypoliticsphilosophy
Genre
war and military
Themes
military history
Setting
ancient historyancient romeantiquityitalyafrica
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 240 pages

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