Sallustius

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Sallustĭus or Salustĭus, ii, m., Sallust, a Roman name.

I C. Sallustius Crispus, the celebrated Roman historian , Tac. A. 3, 30; Quint. 2, 5, 19; 10, 1, 101.

II —Hence, Sallustĭānus ( Salust- ), a, um, adj., of or like Sallust , Sallustian : illa brevitas, Quint. 4, 2, 45; 10, 1, 32: lectio, Gell. 18, 4, 1.—Subst.: Sallustĭānus , i, m., an imitator of Sallust , Sen. Ep. 114, 17: Sallustianum illud, that expression of Sallust , Gell. 10, 26, 9.—Hence, adv.: Sallustĭā-nē , in the manner of Sallust , Prisc. 1022 P —

II A client of Cicero , Cic. Fam. 14, 4, 6; id. Div. 1, 28, 59; id. Att. 1, 3, 3; 11, 17, 1; id. Fam. 14, 11 al.—

III Crispus Sallustius, a grand-nephew of the historian , famed for his great wealth , Hor. C. 2, 2, 3; id. S. 1, 2, 48. The Sallustiani horti are named after him, Tac. A. 13, 47; Plin. 7, 16, 16, § 75; Inscr. Orell. 1369; and, Sallustianum aes, gained from his mines , Plin. 34, 2, 2, § 3. —

IV Cn. Sallustius, a friend of Cicero , Cic. Fam. 14, 11; id. Att. 11, 11, 2.