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leicht berieben, ansonsten tadelloser Zustand / slightly rubbed, otherwise perfect condition - The period covered by Sallust�s Histories - 78 - 67 bc - forms part of one of the less well-documented eras of the late Republic. Sallust�s contribution, despite its fragmentary transmission ( about five hundred fragments of narrative, four speeches, and two letters preserved intact ) , remains of major importance to 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. For this new translation, Dr McGushin has freshly revised Maurenbrecher�s placement and ordering of the fragments, and incorporated this newly discovered material. Together with a comprehensive introduction, he also provides a detailed interpretation in the first-ever full-length commentary on the work. ISBN 9780198721406