LatinPerDiem Latin Lessons: Sallust, Bellum Catilinae 4

Learn Latin with Classics professor David Noe as he analyzes and translates real examples from Latin literature. In this series, Prof. Noe looks at “Bellum Catilinae” (The Conspiracy of Catiline), a work of history written by the Roman politician and historian Gaius Sallustius Crispus. Sallust lived during the 1st century B.C., and wrote about the politician Catiline and his attempt to overthrow the Roman government in 63 B.C. Although very public figures like Cicero were involved in exposing Catiline’s treason, he was still respected by many Romans, and this tension is present in “Bellum Catilinae".