Historiarum Adversus Paganos

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Historiarum Adversus Paganos is a 5th-century Christian universal history by Paulus Orosius, written to defend Christianity by interpreting world events as evidence of divine providence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian universal history ⓘ
Latin prose work ⓘ
addressesEvent Gothic sack of Rome in 410 ⓘ
linked to: Sack of Rome 410 AD
alternateName Historiarum adversus paganos libri VII ⓘ
Seven Books of History Against the Pagans ⓘ
approximateDate c. 417–418 ⓘ
associatedWith Augustinian intellectual tradition ⓘ
author Orosius ⓘ
Paulus Orosius ⓘ
linked to: Orosius
bookCount 7 ⓘ
chronologicalScope from Creation to Orosius’s own time ⓘ
circulation widely read in the Middle Ages ⓘ
commissionedBy Augustine of Hippo ⓘ
dateWritten early 5th century ⓘ
geographicalScope Mediterranean world ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ
hasForm prose narrative ⓘ
historicalMethod Christian teleological framework ⓘ
moral interpretation of events ⓘ
influenced Bede ⓘ
linked to: Venerable Bede

Isidore of Seville ⓘ
medieval Christian historiography ⓘ
medieval universal chronicles ⓘ
inspiredBy De Civitate Dei ⓘ
linked to: The City of God
intendedAudience Roman Christians ⓘ
pagan critics of Christianity ⓘ
keyArgument Roman misfortunes cannot be blamed on Christianity ⓘ
pre‑Christian times were more violent and calamitous than Christian times ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
literaryGenre apologetic history ⓘ
universal chronicle ⓘ
placeOfComposition Hippo Regius ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
preservedIn medieval Latin manuscripts ⓘ
purpose argue that calamities were not caused by Christianity ⓘ
defend Christianity against pagan criticism ⓘ
interpret world history as evidence of divine providence ⓘ
religiousAffiliationOfAuthor Christian ⓘ
religiousPerspective Christian ⓘ
religiousTheme Christian apologetics ⓘ
divine providence in history ⓘ
structure seven books ⓘ
subject universal history ⓘ
titleTranslation Histories Against the Pagans ⓘ
History Against the Pagans ⓘ
workOf Late Antiquity ⓘ

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Orosius → notableWork → Historiarum Adversus Paganos ⓘ
Orosius → notableWork → Historiae adversus paganos ⓘ
linked to: Historiarum Adversus Paganos
Orosius → titleOfWork → Historiarum Adversus Paganos Libri VII ⓘ
linked to: Historiarum Adversus Paganos
Historiarum Adversus Paganos → titleTranslation → History Against the Pagans ⓘ
linked to: Historiarum Adversus Paganos
Historiarum Adversus Paganos → titleTranslation → Histories Against the Pagans ⓘ
linked to: Historiarum Adversus Paganos
Historiarum Adversus Paganos → alternateName → Historiarum adversus paganos libri VII ⓘ
linked to: Historiarum Adversus Paganos
Historiarum Adversus Paganos → alternateName → Seven Books of History Against the Pagans ⓘ
linked to: Historiarum Adversus Paganos