'Terrarum Orbi Documentum': Augustine, Camillus and Learning from history

Augustine, in accounting for the longevity of the Roman empire in City of God 5 (5, 12, 16-21; 5, 18, 39-40; 5, 23, 1_5), draws heavily on Livy (1, 2, 1-2; 2, 24, 4; 3, 7, 42; 5, 19, 2; 5, 52, 2; 5, 54, 6-7), especially the exemplary value of history. Camillus is repeatedly used as an example of ear...

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Author:Catherine Conybeare
Published: S.n., s.l., 1999
Volume:30
Pages:59-74
Periodical:Augustinian Studies
Number:2
Format:Article
Topic:- Biography > Relations and Sources > Profane Latin authors > Titus Livius
- Works > Studies on Vocabulary/Themes > Topics - Latin vocabulary > C > Camillus (Tite Live)
- Works > De civitate Dei
- Doctrine > Social Life > [Sociologie. Cité terrestre. Politique] > [Augustin et la Rome antique] > Rome
Status:Active