The Roman historian Sallust lived through troubled times. He deplored the moral and political decline of the Republic, and in his two monographs he set out to exemplify the reasons for the years of civil strife. Catilines Conspiracy is an account of the rebellion against the state led by the disaffected Catiline. For Sallust it was especially memorable because of the unprecedented nature of the crime and the danger it caused. Romes fight against the king of Numidia in TheJugurthine War is a graphic depiction of power struggles in Rome and brutal battles in Africa that eventually resulted in the capture of Jugurtha.Sallusts abrupt and distinctive style is the perfect vehicle for his moral urgency, bitter condemnation, and satirical cynicism. This new translation, which also includes Sallusts fragmentary Histories, captures his effects in an accessible English idiom, and provides a comprehensive introduction to his work as history and literature