Orosius , Paulus , [375-418] , Christian historian, theologian and disciple of St. Augustine

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Orosius , Paulus , [375-418] , Christian historian, theologian and disciple of St. Augustine

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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.