C. Sallustius Crispus, Bellum Catilinae 7.1–4

Sallust argues that liberty unleashed Roman ambition: freed from kings who feared the talented, citizens competed openly for glory and the state grew with remarkable speed.

 

Tier 1

Sed eo tempore omnes coeperunt se extollere magis et saepius demonstrare ingenium suum.

Nam, regibus, boni viri tam suspecti quam mali et virtus aliena semper horribilis est regibus.

Sed, libertate secura, incredibile est memoratu brevi civitas quantum fortiorem se fecerit: tanta cupido gloriae in civitatem advenerat.

Tunc, cum iuventus paratus bello erat, iuventus discebat per laborem usum militiae in castris et delectantur magis decoris armis et militaribus equis quam a feminis emptis et cenis.

Written by Robert Amstutz

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