Historiarum adversos paganos Libri VII

Paulus Orosius (c.375-c.418) was a Christian historian, theologian and student of St Augustine. He is best known for his work Historiarum adversos paganos Libri VII which he wrote to refute the belief that the fall of the Roman Empire was the result of its adoption of Christianity. The work, said to be written at the suggestion of Augustine to whom it is dedicated, attempts to interpret the hist…