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Excerpt from Sallust, Florus, and Velleius Paterculus: Literally Translated, With Copious Notes and a General Index When we cite this rhetorician, we must not forget that we cite an anonymous reviler, yet we must suppose with Gerlach, and with Meisner, the German translator of Sallust, that we quote aiwriter who grounded his invectives on reports and opinions current at the time in which he lived. Sallust next thought of aspirlng to political distinction; but the usual method of attaining notice, says De Brosses, which was to secure friends and clients by pleading the causes of individuals at the bar, he seems not to have adopted; since, as is known, no orations spoken by him are in existence, and, as is thought, no mention is u of such orations in any other author. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.