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St Augustine, bishop of Hippo, was one of the central figures in the history of Christianity, and "City of God" is one of his greatest theological works. Written as an eloquent defence of the faith at a time when the Roman Empire was on the brink of collapse, it examines the ancient pagan... read more
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- Abraham: Add a description of this character.
- Varro
- David
- John
- Adam
- Cain
- Isaac
- Augustine
- Cicero
- Jacob
- Romulus
- Solomon
- Sarah
- Virgil Æneid
- Saul
- Sylla
- God Himself
- Judah
- Aeneas
- Haran
- Paul
- Peter
- Seth
- Virgil
- Troy
- Heber
- Joseph
- Book Xxii
- Scipio
- Marius
- Terah
- Enoch
- Christ Jesus
- Minerva
- Samuel
- Tarquin
- Aaron
- Juno
- Cæsar
- Sal
- Jove
- Book Viii
- Isaiah
- Peleg
- Stephen
- Abram
- Jerome
- Elijah
- Hosea
- Shem
- Abel
- Book Xiii
- Saturn
- Apuleius
- Jeremiah
- Lamech
- Devil
- Daniel
- Pompey
- Socrates
- Hagar
- Alexander
- Cato
Setting & Locations edit
- Rome
- Jupiter
- Israel
- Jerusalem
- Egypt
- Babylon
- Sallust
- Babylonia
- Carthage
- Heavenly City
- Assyria
- Apollo
- Neptune
- Athens
- Providence
- Gospel
- Nineveh
- Canaan
- Greece
- Italy
- Mesopotamia
- Asia
- Ceres
- Sicyon
- Melchizedek
- Paradise
- Æneas
- Mars
- Lord Himself
- Judæa
- Lord Almighty
- Salacia
- Africa
- Judaea
- Paris
- Alexandria
- Lord Christ
- Diomedes
- Rumina
- Scipio
- Persia
- Hebrews
- Europe
- Segetia
- New
- Ilium
- Lord God
- Hecate
- Seneca
- Latium
- India
- Gratian
- Scaevola
- Most High
- Hades
- Concord
- Zechariah
- Hippo
- Cato
- Esau
- Proserpina
- Saviour
- Milan
First Sentence edit
HERE, my dear Marcellinus is the fulfilment of my promise, a book in which I have taken upon myself the task of defending the glorious City of God against those who prefer their own gods to the Founder of that City.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 14 of 93 in The Fathers of the Church: A New Translation (Patristic series). (edition-based publisher list)
Preceded by Letters, Volume 1 (1-185).
This book is in Western canon according to Harold Bloom. (community list)
This is book 54 of 74 in Robert B. Downs - Books that Changed the World. (authoritative list)
Preceded by The Confessions of St. Augustine, and followed by Summa Theologica.
This book is in Penguin Classics. (edition-based publisher list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Saint Augustine of Hippo (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Marcus Dods (Translator)
- J. W. C. Wand (Editor)
First Edition edit
Original Language: Latin
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Country: Numidia (Algeria)
Publication Date: early 5th C AD
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Country: Numidia (Algeria)
Publication Date: early 5th C AD
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- Dewey: 239.3
Subjects edit
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Christianity › Theology › Apologetics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › History & Criticism › Movements & Periods › Renaissance
- Books › Nonfiction › Philosophy › Medieval Thought
- Books › Nonfiction › Philosophy › Philosophy of Religion
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- Books › Nonfiction › Foreign Language Nonfiction › Latin
- Books › History › Ancient › Rome
- Books › History › World
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
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