Paulus Orosius
Author of Seven Books of History against the Pagans
About the Author
Image credit: Paulus Orosius / Shown in a miniature from the Saint-Epure codex.
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Works by Paulus Orosius
Two Voyagers at the Court of King Alfred: The Ventures of Ohthere and Wulfstan Together with the Description of… (1984) 15 copies
The gests of King Alexander of Macedon : two Middle-English alliterative fragments Alexander A and Alexander B / ed.… (1929) 3 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Orosius, Paulus
- Other names
- Orosius
- Birthdate
- c. 390
- Date of death
- c. 418
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Roman Empire
- Country (for map)
- Portugal
- Birthplace
- Braga, Portugal
- Short biography
- Paulus Orosius (born c. 375, died after 418)[1] — less often Paul Orosius in English — was a Gallaecian Christian priest, historian and theologian, a student of Augustine of Hippo. It is possible that he was born in Bracara Augusta (now Braga), then capital of the Roman province of Gallaecia. Although there are some questions regarding his biography, such as his exact date of birth, it is known that he was a person of some prestige from a cultural point of view, as he had contact with the greatest figures of his time such as Saint Augustine of Hippo and Saint Jerome.
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Orosius: Seven Books of History against the Pagans… by Orosius
An excellent translation, with phenomenal notes by A.T. Fear. A great edition of a little studied late Latin historian.
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