This edition of St Augustine's The City of God (De Civitate Dei) is
the only one 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. Books VI and VII focus on the figure of Terentius Varro, a
man revered by Augustine's pagan contemporaries. By exploiting
Varro's learned researches on Roman religion, Augustine condemns
Roman religious practices and beliefs in order to refute pagan
claims that the Roman deities had guaranteed a blessed life in the
hereafter for their devotees. These books are therefore not only an
invaluable source for the study of early Christianity but also for
any student of Classical Rome, who is provided here with a detailed
account of one of the most learned figures of Roman antiquity,
whose own works have not survived in the same state. Latin text
with facing-page English translation, introduction and commentary.
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