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