C. Crispus Sallustius Ex Museo Iohann Isaci Pontani

1639 Sallust Catiline Conspiracy WAR Rome Jugurthine War Historiae Pontanus

"No mortal man has ever served at the same time his passions and his best interests."

― Sallust

A rare 17th-century edition of Sallust's works including 'Bellum Jugurthinum', 'Historiae' and "Conspiracy of Catiline". This work contains 1st-century BC history of Catiline who attempted to overthrow the government. Catiline is portrayed as a hero for his desire to expose corruption in the Greek Senate, even though he had ambitions of political leadership. This book tells of Roman and Greek military battles, the Jugurthine War, and the Roman aristocracy.

This impressive 1639 edition was collected and edited by Johannes Isacius Pontanus and bound in beautiful, gold-stamped leather,

Item number: #15187

Price: $550

SALLUST, Gaius Crispus

C. Crispus Sallustius Ex Museo Iohann Isaci Pontani

Amstelodami: apud Jansson, 1639.

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages

o 182, [4]

· Language: Latin

· Binding: Leather; tight & secure

· Size: ~4.25in X 2.25in (11cm x 5.5cm)

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