Is it not better to die in a glorious attempt, than, after … - Sallust

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Is it not better to die in a glorious attempt, than, after having been the sport of other men's insolence, to resign a wretched and degraded existence with ignominy?

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Gaius Sallustius Crispus (86 – 34 BC) was a statesman and historian during the last century of the Roman Republic.

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Native Name: C. Sallustius Qui. Crispus

Alternative Names: Gaius Sallustius Crispus • Qay Krisp Sallyusti

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Horace Cicero Lucan Virgil Pliny the Younger

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