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Paulus Orosius was a Christian historian, theologian and disciple of St. Augustine who came from Gallaecia. He wrote Historiarum Adversum Paganos Libri VII ("Seven Books of History Against the Pagans"), which he wrote in response to the belief that the decline of the Roman Empire was the result of its adoption of Christianity.
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GB 0117 MS/17 15th century Sub-fonds 1 item Orosius , Paulus , [375-418] , Christian historian, theologian and disciple of St. Augustine
Paulus Orosius was a Christian historian, theologian and disciple of St. Augustine who came from Gallaecia. He wrote Historiarum Adversum Paganos Libri VII ("Seven Books of History Against the Pagans"), which he wrote in response to the belief that the decline of the Roman Empire was the result of its adoption of Christianity.
'De ormesta mundi' by Orosius, some 16th century marginalia, Pauli Orosii Historiarum libri septem.
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Codex membranaceus, size 8.5 x 6 inches, 143ff.
Copied from the Royal Society catalogue by Sarah Drewery.
General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.
Feb 2009. Orosius , Paulus , [375-418] , Christian historian, theologian and disciple of St. Augustine
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'De ormesta mundi' by Orosius, some 16th century marginalia, Pauli Orosii Historiarum libri septem.
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