Gaius Sallustius Crispus, more commonly known as Sallust, wrote the gripping historical work titled 'Conspiracy of Catiline'.

Intrigue…murder…the lust for power…and the fatal hubris that leads men to their dooms. These are some of the historian’s gripping themes.

These books provide a vivid picture of the political and military struggles of the late Roman Republic. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.