Fragments of the Histories - Letters to Caesar

The Histories of Sallust (86-35 BC), while fragmentary, provide invaluable information about a crucial period of history from 78 to around 67 BC. In this volume, John T. Ramsey has freshly edited the Histories and the two pseudo-Sallustian Letters to Caesar, completing the Loeb Classical Library edition of his works.

About the author

John T. Ramsey is Emeritus Professor of Classics at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Summary

The Histories of Sallust (86–35 BC), while fragmentary, provide invaluable information about a crucial period of history from 78 to around 67 BC. In this volume, John T. Ramsey has freshly edited the Histories and the two pseudo-Sallustian Letters to Caesar, completing the Loeb Classical Library edition of his works.

Product details

• Authors: Sallust
• Assisted by: Ramsey John T. (Editor and translation)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.2015
• EAN: 9780674996861
• ISBN: 978-0-674-99686-1
• No. of pages: 672
• Dimensions: 113 mm x 167 mm x 32 mm
• Series: Loeb Classical Library; Sallust
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; European History, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Europe / General, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory