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1. Biography of Sallust
2. Early Life and Education
3. Early Career and Political Ambitions
4. Political Career and Exile

Biography of Sallust

Sallust, an ancient Roman historian, was a reformer of ancient historiography and had a significant influence on Tacitus and other historians.

He was one of the first Roman historians to include extended speeches by the main characters in his historical works, which were intended to highlight their characteristics and political orientations. He was also one of the first to take a critical look at recent Roman history. Although only fragments of his main work, "Histories," have survived, he is better known for his two smaller historical monographs, "The Conspiracy of Catiline" and "The Jugurthine War." The theoretical basis of Sallust's works was his teaching