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Orosius, Paul
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Spanish churchman who fled from the Vandals to Africa in ad 414, and became an adherent of St Augustine. His Historiae adversus paganos, a tract tracing events from the Creation to ad 417, relies heavily on earlier writers, but adds details of his own knowledge from contemporary history.
Subjects: History — Early history (500 CE to 1500)
