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Be this as it may, the book had a definite origin and a clear purpose.

The books origins were a response to Saint Augustine ’ s express desire for a book that would complement his De Civita Dei which is a history focused on the pagan races.

The date of the book is not our main focus here, what is more important is Orosius ’ s objective in responding to Saint Augustine ’ s request by writing a book aimed at proving that Rome ’ s decadence – it should be remembered that Rome was sacked by Alaric I in 410 – had nothing at all to do with the fact that the Romans had relatively recently converted to Christianity.