Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Sallust

Born: 86 BC
Died: 34 BC (aged 52)
Bio: Gaius Sallustius Crispus, usually anglicised as Sallust, was a Roman historian, politician, and novus homo from a provincial plebeian family.
Known for:
- The War with Catiline: The War with Jugurtha
- The Histories
- Fragments of the histories
- Sallust: The War Against Jugurtha
Sallust Quotes