ABSTRACT
The Roman historian Gaius Sallustius Crispus was born on October 1, 86 bc in the city of Amiternum, today Amatrice, in Abruzzi, and died on May 13 in the year 34. Sallust was a Tribune of the People in 52, and in 50 he was, perhaps for political reasons, expelled from the Senate. During the Civil War he sided with Caesar, and in 46 he became governor of Numidia. Upon his arrival back in Rome, Sallust was accused of economic exploitation of the province, but Caesar prevented him from being condemned. In 44 Caesar was assassinated, and Sallust left political life. He then dedicated himself to writing history, specializing in monographs at the beginning of his authorship.1
