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Arnobius

Arnobius (died c. 330) was an early Christian apologist of Berber origin during the reign of Diocletian (284–305).

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Born: 3rd cent.
Died: c. 330
Works: 24

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The case against the pagans
Arnobii Adversvs nationes libri VII
Adversus gentes libri VII
Ante-Nicene Christian Library: Translations of the Writings of the Fathers down to A.D. 325. Volume 19
Arnobius Against The Heathen

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Adversus Nationes Libri VII
· 1937

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Philosopher.name: Arnobius
Philosopher.image: Арнобий Старший -Arnobius of Sicca.jpg
Philosopher.other_names: Arnobius the Elder, Arnobius Afer, Arnobius of Sicca
Philosopher.death_date: c. 330
Philosopher.death_place: Ancient Rome
Philosopher.occupation: Theologian, writer
Philosopher.region: Western philosophy
Philosopher.era: Roman philosophy
Philosopher.notable_ideas: Early form of the Pascal's Wager
Philosopher.notable_works: Adversus nationes

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Key dates

Born: 1 January 255
Died: 1 January 327

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Ancient Rome
Place of birth: El Kef
Occupation: philosopher
Languages spoken: Latin
Image: Арнобий Старший -Arnobius of Sicca.jpg

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Arnobius (died c. 330) was an early Christian apologist of Berber origin during the reign of Diocletian (284–305).

According to Jerome's Chronicle, Arnobius, before his conversion, was a distinguished Numidian rhetorician at Sicca Veneria (El Kef, Tunisia), a major Christian center in Proconsular Africa, and owed his conversion to a premonitory dream. However, Arnobius writes dismissively of dreams in his surviving book.