This edition of Books I & II of St Augustine's The City of God (De Civitate Dei) is the only edition in English to provide a text and translation as well as a detailed commentary of this most influential document in the history of western Christianity. In these books, written in the aftermath of the sack of Rome in AD 410 by the Goths, Augustine replies to the pagans, who attributed the fall of Rome to the Christian religion and its prohibition of the worship of the pagan gods. Latin text with facing-page English translation, introduction and commentary.
| ISBN: | 9780856687525 |
| Publication date: | 7th March 2005 |
| Author: | Augustine, P G Walsh |
| Publisher: | Liverpool University Press an imprint of Oxbow Books |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 228 pages |
| Series: | Aris & Phillips Classical Texts |
| Genres: |
Ancient, classical and medieval texts Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval Christianity |