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The Seeming Fragmentation of Julius Caesar in the Bellum Catilinae
I examined the text of the Bellum Catilinae by the late Republican, early Imperial Roman historian Gaius Sallustius Crispus, looking particularly at the portrayal of his personal friend and benefactor Gaius Julius Caesar.
The Seeming Fragmentation of Julius Caesar in the Bellum Catilinae
Mentor: Steve Tuck, Ph.D.
I examined the text of the Bellum Catilinae by the late Republican, early Imperial Roman historian Gaius Sallustius Crispus, looking particularly at the portrayal of his personal friend and benefactor Gaius Julius Caesar. In addition to the textual analysis, I considered the writing of other scholars like Ronald Syme, agreeing and disagreeing with them at several junctions. My presentation for the Undergraduate Research Forum focuses on investigating whether Sallust's portayal of Caesar was transformative as Syme implies, or additive in nature.