Thinking through History

Augustine's Method in the 'City of God' and Its Ciceronian Dimension

Cicero's historical approach to describing the development of the political institution of the Roman republic provided a fertile source for Augustine's account of the establishment of the Christian church. Cicero's De republica 5, 1 is an implicit backdrop to Augustine's correspondence with Nectariu...

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Author:Gerard J.P. O'Daly
Published: S.n., s.l., 1999
Volume:30
Pages:45-57
Periodical:Augustinian Studies
Number:2
Format:Article
Topic:- Biography > Relations and Sources > Platonism - Neo-platonism > Platonism of Varro, Cicero and Virgil > Cicero
- Works > De civitate Dei
Status:Active
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Summary:Cicero's historical approach to describing the development of the political institution of the Roman republic provided a fertile source for Augustine's account of the establishment of the Christian church. Cicero's De republica 5, 1 is an implicit backdrop to Augustine's correspondence with Nectarius (Ep 90; 103; 104) and his City of God 4, 3; 4, 4; 18, 48-53.

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