Rare 1520 edition of 'Coniuratione Catilina' and 'Bellum Lugurthium' by  Gaius Sallustius Crispus (86-35 BC)

Very rare classic work, more than 500 years old, in vellum binding, illustrated with many beautiful woodcuts , with contemporary manuscript...

Titelpage in red & black Gothic letter-type : Textus Sallustij : Caij Crispi Sallustij de coniuratione Catilinae & de bello Iugurthino liber recognitus atq[ue] ab omnibus me[n]dis tersus. Vna cu[m] crebris annotatiunculis textus materia[m] enucleantibus In marginibus a Ludovico de bosco In artibus professore nup[er] additis auspicato i[n]cipit ; Adiectæ sunt insuper Historiæ omnem totius libri materiam comprehendentes.

Eiusde[m] oratio contra M.T. Ciceronem. M.T. Ciceronis oratio contra Caium Crispu[m] Sallustium.

Loosely translated  : The text of Sallustius: The book of Crispi Sallustius concerning the 'Conspiracy of Catilinae' & the 'War of Jugurthine', which has been revised and cleared of all falsehoods. It begins with frequent annotations of the text elucidating the material in the margins by Ludovicus de Bosco, added by the late professor of arts; In addition, the 'Histories' are added, including all the material of the whole book.

From his [m] speech against M.T. Cicero. M.T. Cicero's oration against Gaius Crispu[m] Sallustius.

Published in Lyon, ca.1520, printed by Jean de La Place for Simon Vincent - 152 leaves,  (A-S8), but two leaves in section C are missing, replaced in contemporary handwriting, otherwise complete ! Interior excellent. Book block loose in old parchment binding, partly with contemporary manuscript and underlining, with many beautiful woodcuts (some repeated), all with sharp and powerful print - Dim.: 17 x 12 cm.

The first work ( Catiline's War ) depicts the corruption in Roman policy through an account of Lucius Sergius Catilina's attempt to overthrow the Roman Republic in the year 63 BC. The second ( Jugurthine War ) records the war against Jugurtha in Numidia from c. 112 to 105 BC, exploring the party struggles that arose in Rome and introducing the rivalry between Marius and Sulla for the first time. This edition also includes Cicero's Catilinarian orations, eight orations by Sallust from his larger work 'Historiae' and a series of works today considered spurious. These are: an invective upon Cicero ( Oratio contra Ciceronem ) attributed to Sallust, Cicero's response (Oratio contra Sallustium), and an invective upon Catilina attributed to the rhetor Marcus Porcius Latro. 

Gaius Sallustius Crispus (October 1, 86[1] – between 39 and 35 BC) was a Roman historian. His most important works are historical monographs on the "War against Jugurtha" (Bellum Iugurthinum) and the "Conspiracy of Catiline" (De Coniuratione Catilinae). Ancient sources mention his political commitment to the populares, but also his moral failure in his personal and public life.

Sallust was an important witness of the gradual decline of the Roman Republic and of its powerlessness against the ambitions of powerful personalities such as Marius and Sulla, Caesar and Pompey.

Gaius Sallustius Crispus (86-35 BC) was a Roman historian and politician, and his works are the oldest surviving historical texts in Latin that can be attached to a known author. An 'homo novus' born to a plebeian family, he was a partisan of Caesar during the Civil War of 49-45 BC, an opponent to the old Roman aristocracy and a critic of the moral decline of Rome. Sallust was influenced by the Greek Thucydides and he is the first Latin historian to delineate the characters of historical figures and to explain the connections and meaning of historical events. 

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