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Conspiracy of Catiline and the Jurgurthine War

by 87 BCE-35 BCE Sallust

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Conspiracy of Catiline and the Jurgurthine War is available in the Project Gutenberg source edition credited to 87 BCE-35 BCE Sallust. Catalog subjects include Rome -- History -- Conspiracy of Catiline, 65-62 B.C.; Jugurthine War, 111-105 B.C.. This edition retains the source text, including any introductory material and notes.

First published
Unknown year
Language
English
Translator
J. S. (John Selby) Watson
Copyright status
Public domain

English level

B1–B2 · Steady progress

Conspiracy of Catiline and the Jurgurthine War is calibrated from 36,450 sampled words across 6 chapters: sentences average 20.2 words, 30% exceed 24 words and 9.9% of words are nine letters or longer.

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Medium-length sentences averaging 20.2 words, with 30% extending beyond 24 words

Vocabulary

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9.9% of sampled words contain nine or more letters; names and period vocabulary still vary by chapter

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Short commitment

A few long sections make advance stopping points useful. About 8 calm 30-minute sessions.

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Pause at paragraph breaks, restate long sentences in your own words and use the guide for historical context

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Begin with chapter one

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Table of contents

6 chapters

  1. 01SALLUST'S2 min
  2. 02CONSPIRACY OF CATILINE. THE ARGUMENT.56 min
  3. 03NOTES.26 min
  4. 04CHRONOLOGY OF THE CONSPIRACY OF CATILINE.4 min
  5. 05THE JUGURTHINE WAR54 min
  6. 06NOTES FOR THE JUGURTHINE WAR48 min
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