Download or read book Augustine: The City of God Books I and II written by Augustine and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2005-03-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The City of God (De Civitate Dei), St Augustine replies to the pagans, who attributed the recent sack of Rome (AD410), to the Christian religion and its prohibition of the worship of the pagan gods. This edition of Books I & II provides Latin text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary.