![]() In Books 6–10, Augustine argues that the worship of the Roman gods was not necessary in order to attain eternal blessing. He also reminds the Romans that whatever success they had achieved was due to the providence of God, even though they were ignorant of Him. In Books 1–5 of The City of God, Augustine demonstrates that the prosperity of the state was not due to its adherence to the old polytheistic worship, since the Romans had suffered disasters long before the birth of Christianity. Augustine set out to answer this allegation at the request of his friend Marcellinus. He wrote the book in response to the charge by the Romans that the sack of Rome by the Visigoth Alaric in AD 410 was due to the city’s inhabitants having forsaken the classical Roman religion and adopting Christianity. Also known as De Civitate Dei, The City of God is widely considered Augustine’s greatest work. ![]() ![]() ![]() Augustine of Hippo between the years 413 and 426. ![]()
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