Sallust's Bellum CatilinaeIn his Bellum Catilinae, C. Sallustius Crispus or Sallust (86 35 34 B. C.) recounts the dramatic events of 63 B. C., when a disgruntled and impoverished nobleman, L. Sergius Catilina, turned to armed revolution after two electoral defeats. Among his followers were a group of heavily indebted young aristocrats, the Roman poor, and a military force in the north of Italy. With his trademark archaizing style, Sallust skillfully captures the drama of the