The Histories Volume I Books i-ii [Paperback]

Sallust (86-35 BC) was a historian of major importance, writing at the time of the late Roman Republic. This is the first full-length commentary and English translation of one of his major works, theHistories, covering the years 78-67 BC--one of the most poorly documented periods of the era. The translation is based on a fresh examination of the text and also includes newly-discovered material with a bearing on the interpretation of the text.

An important work that scholars and students of the Late Roman Republic will find of great value. Recommended for all university libraries. --Religious Studies Review

McGushin's edition, the first for nearly a hundred years, beside giving a clear translation of the surviving passages, provides a convincing account of what is likely to have been the overall structure of the work....McGushin is to be praised for making accessible a significant and problematic work. --Times Literary Supplement