In 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,

This is Sallust's text, "Bellum Catilinae", in Latin with English introduction and notes.

In the Bellum Catilinae Sallust portrays Catiline in a variety of ways. The result is that the protagonist emerges as a balanced individual, not as the villain