The period covered by Sallust's "Histories" - 78-67BC - forms part of one of the leas well-documented eras of the late Republic. Sallust's contribution, despite its fragmentary transmission (about 500 fragments of narrative; four speeches and two letters preserved intact), remains of major importance for ancient historians. For nearly a century, scholars have consulted the edition of B. Maurenbrecher (1891-3) - a work, for its time, of considerable merit. Continuing research on the period has produced material with a bearing on the interpretation of the text; in addition, several fragments not known to Maurenbrecher have subsequently been discovered. In this edition, Dr McGushin examines Maurenbrecher's placement and ordering of the fragments, and together with his translation, provides a full-length commentary of the work.
- ISBN10 0198721412
- ISBN13 9780198721413
- Publish Date 1 June 1992
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 10 August 1995
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Oxford University Press
- Imprint Clarendon Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 285
- Language English