Orosius

Great Defender of Christianity Against the Pagans

Server Costs Fundraiser 2026

It costs $20,000 a year to run our servers, and we need your help to pay for them!

$4930 / $20000

Definition

Paulus Orosius (usually given as Orosius, 5th century) was a Christian theologian and historian who was also a friend and protege of Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430). He is best known for his work Seven Books of History Against the Pagans (circa 418), in which he argued that the sack of Rome 410 CE by Alaric I, King of the Goths (reign 394-410), had nothing to do with the Roman adoption of Christianity, a claim popularly supported among the pagans of the day.

More about: Orosius

Timeline

  • c. 380 CE - c. 418 CE
    Life of Paulus Orosius.
  • c. 418 CE
    Completion of Orosius' famous work Seven Books of History Against the Pagans.
Support Us Remove Ads