De Civitate Dei: Volumen I: Libri I–X (Latin Edition)

Augustine’s De Civitate Dei stands among the most influential works of Christian antiquity—a vast meditation on Rome, history, religion, philosophy, and the destiny of human society.

Written in the aftermath of the sack of Rome, the opening ten books answer pagan critics who blamed Christianity for the decline of the Roman world. Augustine examines Rome’s gods, religious traditions, political glory, philosophical schools, and pursuit of earthly prosperity, arguing that none can provide the lasting happiness for which mankind longs.

Across Books I–X, Augustine dismantles the claims of pagan religion and philosophy while laying the foundations for the great contrast that governs the remainder of the work: the difference between the transient earthly city and the eternal City of God.

This volume contains Books I–X in the original Latin, presented in a clean, newly typeset edition for readers, students, clergy, and anyone wishing to encounter Augustine in his own language.

Features include:

• Complete Latin text of Books I–X
• Extensive Latin glossary with Augustinian theological, philosophical, political, and religious vocabulary
• Clear book and section divisions for easier reading
• Classical 6 × 9 presentation
• Newly typeset by Nicholean Press

De Civitate Dei, Volumen I offers the first half of Augustine’s monumental vision of history: a searching critique of earthly power and pagan religion, and the beginning of his account of the two cities shaped by two different loves.