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Sallust
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Sal·lust  (slst) Originally Gaius Sallustius Crispus. 86?-34? b.c.
Roman politician and historian known for his account of the conspiracy of Catiline.

Sallust [ˈsæləst]
n
(Biographies / Sallust (86 bc-?34 bc) M, Roman, HISTORY: historian, POLITICS: statesman) full name Gaius Sallustius Crispus. 86-?34 bc, Roman historian and statesman, noted for his histories of the Catiline conspiracy and the Roman war against Jugurtha
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Sallust [ˈsæləst] NSalustio


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Roman historian and politician Gaius Sallustius Crispus (86-35 BC) wrote about the 111 BC Roman war against a leader in the conquered African province of Carthage who rebelled when he was awarded less than he thought he was due in the Roman settlement of an inheritance dispute.
 
 
 
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