Lactantius

c. 250–325 ADAnte-Nicene1 work on Theoria

Early Christian apologist and advisor to Emperor Constantine, known as the Christian Cicero

Works available to read

The Divine Institutesc. 304–313 ADLactantius's seven-book Divine Institutes, a systematic Christian apologetic written in response to pagan philosophy and religion.

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