Sallust
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (86 BC-34 BC), better known as 'Sallust' was a Roman politician and historian who supported Populares party of Julius Caesar.
His historical works included romanticized views of events, which served as polemics against his moral opponents, including Cicero. It was a style which set him apart from the dry historians who proceeded him.
Sallust joined Caesar in the African wars, and after their victory, was placed as governor of Roman Africa. He eventually retired to private life, when he composed his histories and funded an extensive personal garden.
“Седнал - той говори едно, а прав -друго.”
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“If a man is ambitious for power, he can have no better supporters than the poor: They are not worried about their own possessions, since they have none, and whatever will put something in their pockets is right and proper in their eyes." (Jugurthine War 86.3)”
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“They envy the distinction I have won; let them, therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it.”
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“No mortal man has ever served at the same time his passions and his best interests.”
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“Every man is the architect of his own fortune.”
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