Firmicus Maternus: the Error of the Pagan ReligionsA distinguished and literate convert, as well as a former astrologer, Firmicus Maternus called for the ferocious and brutal destruction of paganism by the state. Addressing the brothers, emperors Constantius and Constans, this work was written no later than 350. + |
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THE BACKGROUND AND THE BOOK | 10 |
SOURCES | 22 |
RELIABILITY OF FIRMICUS AS A SOURCE | 24 |
STYLE VOCABULARY LATINITY | 24 |
TEXT AND TRANSLATIONS | 28 |
THE ERROR OF THE PAGAN RELIGIONS | 33 |
NOTES | 101 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 105 |
NOTES TO INTRODUCTION | 111 |
INDEXES | 199 |
1 OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT | 201 |
2 AUTHORS | 203 |
3 GREEK WORDS | 210 |
4 GENERAL INDEX | 211 |
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS | 103 |
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Adonis Alfons Müller aliter Vulg Ambrosiaster apologists Arnob Arnobius astrology Attis biblical Blaise-Chirat Bursian Ceres chapter Christ Christian Cicero Ciceronian cited Clem Clement Constans Constantius Corybantes crime cult Cumont Cypr Cyprian death deor devil Dionysus diss divine Dölger earth edition emendation Eranos 53 Ernout errore profanarum religionum etymology euhemeristic Euhemerus Festugière fire Firmicus follows Firmicus Maternus Flacius formula fourth century gives God's goddess gods Greek Halm Henna Heuten human immortal interpretation Isis Julius Firmicus Maternus Jupiter Labeo myth Lactantius Latin Lord Math Mathesis Mavortius ment micus Mithra Mithraism mysteries Neoplatonism Neoplatonist Nilsson Osiris pagan Palladium parallel Paris passage Pastorino Pelops Penates philol phrase Porphyry priests Proserpina Protr Pseudo-Quintilian quod quoted religions Roman Rome sacred says sentence Serapis Skutsch soul Supreme Deity symbolism temples Tertullian Teubner thou tion translation treatise Vulgate Weyman Wikström word worship writers Zeus Ziegler