Episode 101: Against the Pagans (Augustine's City of God, Part 1 of 2)
Literature and History
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The Importance of Virtue in Roman Religion
Augustine writes that it's better to live a modest life in honesty than a glamorous one made so by vice. He asks his reader to consider the absolutely gigantic number of Roman deities out there. Augustine: It is utterly impossible that the increase and preservation of the Roman Empire could have been due to such gods as these.
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