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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Christian_theology
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Early_Church_Fathers
gptkb:Constantine_the_Great
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gptkbp:birth_year
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c. 250
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gptkbp:contribution
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Defense of Christianity
Critique of paganism
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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Impact on Enlightenment philosophy
Influence on Renaissance thinkers
Reference in modern theology
Study in Christian ethics
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gptkbp:death_year
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c. 325
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gptkbp:education
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Taught rhetoric
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gptkbp:famous_for
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Moral philosophy
Theodicy
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gptkbp:famous_quote
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" Evil is the absence of good."
" God is the creator of all things."
" The greatest good is to know God."
" The soul is immortal."
" The true God is the one who is not seen."
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gptkbp:full_name
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gptkb:Lucius_Caecilius_Firmianus_Lactantius
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:Late_Roman_Empire
gptkb:Rise_of_Constantine
Persecution of Christians
Transition from paganism to Christianity
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Lactantius
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gptkbp:influence
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Western philosophy
Christian thought
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Cicero
gptkb:Seneca
gptkb:Plato
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:Witness
Early Christian literature
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Latin
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influence on later theologians
Impact on Christian apologetics
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gptkbp:mentor
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gptkb:Eusebius_of_Caesarea
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:Roman_Empire
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gptkbp:notable_works
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gptkb:On_the_Deaths_of_the_Persecutors
gptkb:Divine_Institutes
The Epitome of the Divine Institutes
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:Writer
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gptkbp:philosophy
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Natural law
Theism
Moral absolutism
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:North_Africa
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:Trier
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Christianity
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gptkbp:style
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Philosophical
Rhetorical
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gptkbp:work_period
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Early 4th century
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gptkbp:written_in
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gptkb:Latin
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:the_Battle_of_the_Eclipse
gptkb:Maximian
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Milvian_Bridge
gptkb:Maxentius
gptkb:Constantine
gptkb:Diocletian
gptkb:Constantius_Chlorus
gptkb:Emperor_Constantine
gptkb:Valerian
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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