The Visigoths sacked Rome in the year of 410 A.D. The Pagans held the Christians responsible for the fall of the Roman Empire. Augustine of Hippo was a man of religious faith, in which he writes a book called The City of God. In his work, The City of God, he defends Christianity against the accusations made by the Pagans. He bases this book off of to two cities which are known as the Heavenly City and The Earthly City. Each of these cities are constructed on either a love of god or a love of self, in order to show that the city did not fall due to Christianity. Augustine’s view of history was different from the past, promoting the idea that there is an end to the world. Using this knowledge, he provides a special concept of history which allows
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Augustine uses the Aeneid to explain the story of how Rome went through changes over time. In 509 the Roman government began as a Monarchy. Tarquinius was the King in charge of the Roman Monarchy and he was soon overthrown by Junius Brutus, causing the Monarchy to transform into a Republic. The Monarchy’s kingly power was replaced with consuls, who did not even last a year in office. As Brutus was sought to be a great liberator, his actions proved otherwise. “He had with his own hands killed his sons and his brothers-in-law, whom he detected in a conspiracy to restore Tarquinius, a deed which Virgil first commended, but very soon mildly deplored. For after saying: ‘His son’s convict of turbulent transgression he kills to quit his country from oppression’, he presently lamented, ‘Unhappy father, howsoe’er the deed be judged by after days.”’ By killing his own son and brother-in-law’s, Brutus proved that he was not the ultimate liberator he was made out to be. Virgil, insisted that Junius Brutus had become a despicable person. As Brutus took office with Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus, Brutus robbed his dignity both of his country and his office. Augustine explains that even though the Roman Republic was said to have fair and equitable law, Brutus …show more content…
This view, compels us to believe that we should follow God’s plan. God’s plan will consist of Heaven and an afterlife. In the end of the city of God, the saved will become immortal and will live with eternal happiness. He knows that in the last judgement many truths will occur, “Elias the Thesbite will return; the Jews will believe; Antichrist will persecute the Church; Christ will be the judge; the dead will rise; the good will be separated from the wicked; the world will suffer from fire, but will be renewed.” Augustine does not know the exact order the truths will happen in, but according to his view, that is the order in which they will. He understands that the world will end, which is what makes him different than other philosopher’s, such as Herodotus and Polybius. Augustine makes it clear that at the end of the world the good and bad will be separated, referring to Heaven and Hell. He informs us about the seven ages of world history and interprets them as days. As Augustine explains what happens in each age, “Suffice is to say that this ‘seventh day’ will be our Sabbath and that it will end in no evening, but only in the Lord’s day- that eighth and eternal day which dawned when Christ’s resurrection heralded an eternal res both for the spirit and for the body. On that day we shall rest and see, see and love, love and
Augustine uses the Aeneid to explain the story of how Rome went through changes over time. In 509 the Roman government began as a Monarchy. Tarquinius was the King in charge of the Roman Monarchy and he was soon overthrown by Junius Brutus, causing the Monarchy to transform into a Republic. The Monarchy’s kingly power was replaced with consuls, who did not even last a year in office. As Brutus was sought to be a great liberator, his actions proved otherwise. “He had with his own hands killed his sons and his brothers-in-law, whom he detected in a conspiracy to restore Tarquinius, a deed which Virgil first commended, but very soon mildly deplored. For after saying: ‘His son’s convict of turbulent transgression he kills to quit his country from oppression’, he presently lamented, ‘Unhappy father, howsoe’er the deed be judged by after days.”’ By killing his own son and brother-in-law’s, Brutus proved that he was not the ultimate liberator he was made out to be. Virgil, insisted that Junius Brutus had become a despicable person. As Brutus took office with Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus, Brutus robbed his dignity both of his country and his office. Augustine explains that even though the Roman Republic was said to have fair and equitable law, Brutus …show more content…
This view, compels us to believe that we should follow God’s plan. God’s plan will consist of Heaven and an afterlife. In the end of the city of God, the saved will become immortal and will live with eternal happiness. He knows that in the last judgement many truths will occur, “Elias the Thesbite will return; the Jews will believe; Antichrist will persecute the Church; Christ will be the judge; the dead will rise; the good will be separated from the wicked; the world will suffer from fire, but will be renewed.” Augustine does not know the exact order the truths will happen in, but according to his view, that is the order in which they will. He understands that the world will end, which is what makes him different than other philosopher’s, such as Herodotus and Polybius. Augustine makes it clear that at the end of the world the good and bad will be separated, referring to Heaven and Hell. He informs us about the seven ages of world history and interprets them as days. As Augustine explains what happens in each age, “Suffice is to say that this ‘seventh day’ will be our Sabbath and that it will end in no evening, but only in the Lord’s day- that eighth and eternal day which dawned when Christ’s resurrection heralded an eternal res both for the spirit and for the body. On that day we shall rest and see, see and love, love and