Sallu'stius(Σαλούστιος), or SALU'STIUS.
1. Praefectus Praetorio (according to Suidas s. v.
Σαλούστιος) under the emperor Julianus. It is probably
the same Sallustius who was consul in A. D. 363. Sallustius was a
heathen, but, according to the testimony of Theodoretus, dissuaded the emperor from
persecuting the Christians. He appears to have been on terms of friendship with the emperor
Julianus, who dedicated to him his fourth oration. Himerius also dedicated one of his
treatises to him (Phot. Cod. clxv. p. 108a, 29, ed. Bekker).
Works
Περὶ θεῶν καὶ κόσμουIt was in all probability this Sallustius who was the author of a treatise Περὶ θεῶν καὶ κόσμου, which is still extant. If so, he was
attached to the doctrines of the Neo-Platonists.
Editions
There are various editions of the above-mentioned treatise. It is incorporated in
Gale's Opuscula Mythologica. There is also an edition by
Orellius, with the version of Leo Allatius, the notes of Lucas Holstenius and Gale,
with some by the editor himself (Turici, 1821).
Translations
There are translations of the work in German by J. C. Arnold and G. Schulthess; in French
by Formey, in his edition of the work (Berlin, A. D. 1748); and
in English by Thomas Taylor.
Further Information
Schüll, Gesch. der Griec. Litteratur, vol. iii. p. 357.