Salluste (en. Sallust)

sa-lust

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Roman historian of the 1st century BC, author of accounts on war.

Sallust wrote important works on the Jugurthine War.

Salluste a écrit des œuvres importantes sur la guerre jugurthine.

A model of rhetoric and style in historical writing.

Sallust's style is often studied in literature courses.

Le style de Salluste est souvent étudié dans les cours de littérature.

The word 'salluste' comes from the name of the Roman historian Gaius Sallustius Crispus.

Sallustian style

This term refers to a succinct and impactful writing style inspired by Sallust.

style sallustien

History according to Sallust

Means a historical perspective influenced by Sallust's ideas and analyses.

l'histoire selon Salluste

Julius Caesar

A contemporary of Sallust, a famous Roman general and statesman.

Jules César

Catiline

A central figure in Sallust's writings, involved in a conspiracy against the Roman Republic.

Catilina

Jugurthine War

One of Sallust's major works, describing the war between Rome and King Jugurtha.

guerre jugurthine

To represent a critique of modern politicians inspired by Sallust's texts.

Some political critics like to evoke Sallust to denounce current corruption.

Certains critiques politiques aiment évoquer Salluste pour dénoncer la corruption actuelle.

To evoke a situation where one feels betrayed, as Sallust did with the Social War.

After this scandal, he felt like Sallust facing the traitors.

Après ce scandale, il se sentait comme Salluste face aux traîtres.