Sallust

[ sal-uhst ]

noun

1. Caius Sallustius Crispus, 86–34 b.c., Roman historian.

Sallust

/ ˈsæləst /

noun

1. Sallust86 bc?34 bcMRomanHISTORY: historianPOLITICS: 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

Example Sentences

The Roman historian Sallust records a speech made by Julius Caesar as a senator; the speech may be a fabrication or elaboration after the fact because of its obvious irony.

From New York Times

Gibbon alludes to passages in Strabo, Sallust, Seneca, Macrobius and Longinus, among many others.

From The Guardian

Samuel Adams’s master’s thesis was “delivered in flawless Latin,” Alexander Hamilton copied Demosthenes into his commonplace book, and Thomas Jefferson modeled his oratory on the prose of Livy, Sallust, and Tacitus.

From Literature

The sole legitimate object of war, both Cicero and Sallust declared to be an assured peace.

From Project Gutenberg

These were found in the gardens of Sallust, and were formerly preserved in the Senator's Palace.

From Project Gutenberg