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Considering the Classics: Greek Philosophers, Roman Satirists, Old Testament Prophets

Monday, March 17, 2008

Sallust on Cato and Caesar


Sallust’s contrast of Caesar and Cato comes at the culmination of his history of the War with Catiline. Our text is from the Gutenberg site.

A few background links:
  • Sallust's text in Latin
  • Wikipedia’s entry on Sallust
  • Catiline
Posted by Tom Matrullo at 10:08 AM

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