Augustine completes “The City of God” in…

426 CE

Augustine completes “The City of God” in 426, dismissing the anti-Christian pagan position and instead interpreting history in terms of Christian revelation.

A centerpiece of the author’s argument is that of the "two cities:" the Christian city, devoted to God; and the earthly pagan city (Babylon) devoted to the devil; Babylon, open to moral confusion and strife, is scheduled ultimately for destruction.

Augustine begins developing a theology of church and sacrament to refute the doctrines of the Donatists.

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Hippo Regius > Annaba (Bône) Annaba Algeria View →

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Augustine of Hippo View →

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Polytheism (“paganism”) View → Alans (Sarmatian tribal grouping) View → Vandals (East Germanic tribe) View → Christianity, Arian View → Donatism View → Africa, Diocese of (Roman imperial diocese) View → Christianity, Nicene View → Roman Empire: Theodosian dynasty (Constantinople) View → Roman Empire, Western (Ravenna) View →

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Middle Subatlantic Period View → Late Antiquity View → Migration Period View → Fall of the Western Roman Empire View → Famines and plagues 400 to 800 View → Vandal Raids on the Roman Empire View →

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Weapons View →

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Commerce View → Writing View → Environment View → Labor and Service View → Conflict View → Faith View → Government View → Technology View → Movements View → Theology View →

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