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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Roman politician and historian known for his account of the conspiracy of Catiline.
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The most important ancient work about Spartacus was probably the Histories of Gaius Sallustius Crispus, better known as Sallust 8635 B.C.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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The most important ancient work about Spartacus was probably the Histories of Gaius Sallustius Crispus, better known as Sallust 8635 B.C.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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The most important ancient work about Spartacus was probably the Histories of Gaius Sallustius Crispus, better known as Sallust 8635 B.C.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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The most important ancient work about Spartacus was probably the Histories of Gaius Sallustius Crispus, better known as Sallust 8635 B.C.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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I believe he was also known as Sallust or some other name.
Our Contemptible Congress - Walter E. Williams - Townhall Conservative 2010
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I believe he was also known as Sallust or some other name.
Our Contemptible Congress - Walter E. Williams - Townhall Conservative 2010
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Other political outcasts in Rome (such as Sallust) seem to be readier to view the wrongs of empire through the eyes of non-Romans, than writers (such as Livy) who remain relatively snug in the embrace of power.
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[98] _Ea tempestate_, an old-fashioned expression, such as Sallust is fond of, for _eo tempore_; for in ordinary Latinity, _tempestas_ is used only in the sense of 'storm' or 'tempest.'
C. Sallusti Crispi De Bello Catilinario Et Jugurthino 86 BC-34? BC Sallust
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The Roman historian Sallust would have laughed his ass off.
Matthew Yglesias » Explaining Why the Geithner Plan Was So Vague 2009
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Sadly, I think most people want simply a just master (to borrow a phrase from Sallust) whether that master is of the State, a religious authority, etc.
Libertarian Principles, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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