Sallust and the Greek Historical Tradition

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Date

1999

Authors

Nicols, John

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Regina Books, Claremont, California

Abstract

The Roman historian Sallust was very familiar with Thucydides' history of the Peloponnesian War. The argument of this article is that Saullust revealed his erudition by demonstrating his knowledge of rather obscure episodes in the latter's history.

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Sallust, Thucydides, Historiography, Greek, Rome

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