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De civitate Dei (413 - 427) Augustine of Hippo |
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aut uero aliqua gentium coleret inter deos suos romulum, nisi romani nominis metus cogeret?
quis porro numeret, quam multi quantalibet saeuitia crudelitatis occidi quam christum deum negare maluerunt?
proinde metus quamlibet leuis indignationis, quae ab animis romanorum, si non fieret, posse
putabatur existere, compellebat aliquas ciuitates positas sub iure romano tamquam deum colere
romulum; a christo autem deo non solum colendo, uerum etiam confitendo tantam per orbis terrae
populos martyrum multitudinem metus reuocare non potuit non leuis offensionis animorum, sed
inmensarum uariarumque poenarum et ipsius mortis, quae plus ceteris formidatur. |
| Translation |
Would any nation worship Romulus among its gods if it were not compelled to do so by fear of the Roman name? On the other hand, who could count the multitudes who have preferred to die the most awful and cruel death rather than deny that Christ is God? Even the fear of some trivial indignation which it was thought might otherwise arise in Roman minds compelled certain of the cities subject to Roman law to worship Romulus as a god. But the fear of great and divers punishments – not the fear of giving offence to Roman minds merely, but even the fear of death itself, the most formidable fear of all. (Trans. Dyson) |
| Quotation source |
Lib. 22, Cap. 6 (lin. 56) |
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