36 research outputs found
The life of the Moselle : from its source in the Vosges Mountains to its junction with the Rhine at Coblence ; illustrated with seventy engravings from original drawings by the author
No full textby Octavius Rooke. Engraved by T. Bolto
The “Octavius” of Minucius Felix: a tool for modern day Christians in their defence of the gospel
No full textPhD, North-West University, Potchefstroom CampusThe Octavius of Minucius Felix was written at around A.D. 200 by a little-known Latin apologist. While there are similarities to his contemporary Tertullian, the Octavius stands as an independent work that is easily overlooked in the sea of the Patristics. The Octavius is an apologetics dialogue with three people present. Caecilius is a pagan who bows to a Roman image and then defends what he does. Octavius is a Christian who challenges Caecilius, then patiently listens and answers. Minucius, the author, is a Christians who is listening in and providing the final analysis of the discussion. Caecilius makes several false charges against the Christians that Octavius feels the need to address and correct. In the process of the discussion, the prominent topics that arise are worldview issues: the nature of God, the nature of human beings, the nature of knowledge, the nature of morality, and, as part of these, the natures of Christianity and the Gospel, including the cross and the resurrection. Because of the issues addressed and the methods used, this thesis asserts that the Octavius is a tool for modern day Christians in their defence of the Gospel. While the specifics of what they need to defend changes, the foundational matters found in the Octavius make it an important resource for thinking about persuasion in evangelistic and apologetic applications for a modern world nearly two thousand years removed. The emphasis, then, is on the practical value of the Octavius.Doctora
The life of the Moselle, from its source in the Vosges Mountains to its junction with the Rhine at Coblence.
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The octavius of marcus minucius felix as an example of early apologetics: introduction, translation, commentary.
No full textThis MA thesis presents a Lithuanian translation of Marcus Minucius Felix’s work "Octavius" with accompanying text commentaries. Marcus Minucius Felix (c. 2nd–3rd c.) was an apologist of early Christianity, one of the first Christian writers in Latin. Very little is known about the author of the work. The scanty information available suggests that Minucius Felix, a convert Christian and a lawyer in Rome, was of North African descent. The dialogue "Octavius" is the only surviving work by Minucius Felix and was written probably within the first third of the 3rd c. (exact date of writing not yet determined). This dialogue sheds light on the situation of Christianity and Roman paganism of the day, their mutual relationship, hate and fears towards each other. It is surprising that Minucius Felix is the only Christian apologist not to examine Christological problems; he does not even mention the name of Christ, as well as there are no direct quotations from the Holy Scripture, no consideration of the Holy Spirit, no Christian teaching on justification, and no reference to the Church as an institution. Cicero’s "De natura deorum" was deliberately chosen to be Minucius Felix’ model in style as well as in form. Furthermore, Minucius Felix certainly made use of Cicero’s "De divinatione", likewise of the "De providentia" and "De superstitione" of Seneca. The ethics of the apologia have much in common with the ideal of Stoic philosophy. At the same time "Octavius" is an elucidation of the authentic Christianity, but executed in a manner apt to impress the educated pagans. So, through the lips of the disputants - the Christian Octavius Januarius and the pagan Cecilius Natalis - one can open the “window” to the world of Greco-Roman mythology and philosophy, literature and history in seeking the true way to knowledge of God
Analysing Mobility Hubs using Microsimulation Travel Demand Model: The case of OCTAVIUS
No full textThe traditional transport hubs are shaping into the idea of the mobility hubs with the advent of multiple vehicle-sharing forms, such as bike-sharing and car-sharing. Also, a gradual shift in the culture of consumption towards more usage and less ownership, as well as the shared economy supported by internet platforms and mobile apps, allows easy access to multiple daily mobility choices, especially in urban environments. The Mobility hubs seek to merge conventional public transport with these new shared services which have the potential to serve as a solution to the first/last mile problem within the public transport and will allow operators increase their ridership. Transport demand models are used to forecast future travel demand but consider the same travel behaviour as that of today. Mobility Hubs have the potential to change the travel behaviour of travellers and travel demand models should not only be able to forecast the future travel demand but also take into consideration the potential changes in travel behaviour due to the mobility hubs. This study deals with a microsimulation travel demand model, OCTAVIUS and to identify the extent to which such a microsimulation demand model can capture the travel behaviour associated with the future mobility hubs
Adrift toward Empire
No full textIn seeking the origins of the celebrated portico-framed fora of Imperial Rome, John R. Senseney explores the earliest recognizable example of this architectural type, a lost porticus of the 160s BCE built by the victorious commander Gnaeus Octavius. Adrift toward Empire: The Lost Porticus Octavia in Rome and the Origins of the Imperial Fora adduces ancient testimony to aid our understanding of the purposes and formal appearance of this pivotal monument. While the author suggests that Octavius emulated a Hellenistic model, he does not posit that the patron necessarily sought to associate his triumph with those of his Greek forebears. Those meanings did, however, become attached to the building type by later viewers and the architects who created the Imperial fora. In order to appreciate this phenomenon, the author questions the usefulness of fixed categories like "Hellenistic" and "Roman" and argues for a history sensitive to the fluidic intentions and changing meanings of architecture.</jats:p
Two progenitors of a literature: On the issue of priority in Latin Christian literature
No full textUključujući se u viševekovnu naučnu diskusiju o tome ko je najstariji pisac hrišćanske književnosti na latinskom jeziku, autor najpre iznosi stavove koji su se iskristalisali kao osnovani, a zatim daje zapažanja o dijalogu Oktavije Minucija Feliksa kojima stavlja pod znak pitanja sve dominantnije mišljenje o Tertulijanovom prvenstvu. Najvažnijim kriterijumom autor smatra dramski datum Minucijevog dijaloga, koji, kao i u slučaju njegovih literarnih uzora, Ciceronovih dijaloga, odslikava stvarne istorijske okolnosti. Datujući na taj način Oktavija u poslednju deceniju II stoleća - čime ostavlja mogućim i Tertulijanovo prvenstvo - autor nalazi da je pogrešno posmatrati Minucijevo pisanje kao klasicističku reakciju na Tertulijanovo pisanje, nego da rad dvojice pisaca treba posmatrati u kontekstu specifičnih mesnih okolnosti, naročito njihove potpuno različite publike. Oktavija, smatra, treba videti kao izraz sociokulturne i intelektualne elitizacije hrišćanske zajednice u Rimu - koja se odigrala u periodu između delovanja dvojice 'hrišćanskih filosofa' u prestonici, Justina i Apolonija - što je period u koji je smešten dramski datum Oktavija, kao i njene latinizacije - koja se dogodila pod papom Viktorom I - kada je ovo delo napisano.Joining the academic debate of many centuries concerning who the oldest writer of Latin Christian literature is, the present author begins by presenting the views that have proven to be well founded within the framework of this debate, following which he offers his observations on Minucius Felix's dialogue entitled Octavius, which call into question the increasingly dominant view on Tertullian's taking precedence. When it comes to solving this problem, the present author considers the most important criterion to be the dramatic date of the dialogue, which, as was also the case with his literary role model - Cicero's dialogues - reflects the true historical circumstances. In doing so, thus placing Octavius in the final decade of the 2nd century - which leaves open the possibility that Tertullian takes precedence - the author concludes that it is mistaken to view Minucius's writing as a classicist reaction to Tertullian's writing, and that the opuses of the two writers should be viewed in the context of the specific local circumstances, especially taking into consideration their entirely different readerships. The present author is of the opinion that Octavius should be viewed as an expression of the socio-cultural and intellectual elitization of the Christian community in Rome - which occurred during the period when two 'Christian philosophers', Justin and Apollonius, were active in the Empire's capital - which is also the period at which the dramatic date of Octavius is set, and also an expression of its Latinization - which occurred under Pope Victor I - when the work in question was written
Augustus - Charles - Bolesław : the Suetonian pattern and the writings of Einhard and Gallus Anonymus
No full textThe purpouse of the following article is the comparison of three images of great monarchs - Octavius Augustus (The Lives of Caesars by Suetonius), Charles the Great (The Life of Charlemagne by Einhard) and Bolesław III Wrymouth (Cronica Polonorum by Gallus Anonymus). The author is interested by the similarities they share and how the pattern created by Gaius Suetonius influenced the way in which biographies of such people were written
« Le triple statut de Marcus Minucius Felix, narrateur, personnage et arbitre de l’Octavius : un témoignage de foi et d’action du Saint-Esprit (caritas, gaudium et pax) »
No full textInternational audienceThe author of "Octavius", Minucius Felix, takes three roles in this controversia dialogue written in homage to his dead friend: he is the narrator who constructs his persona, a friend of the other two protagonists and finally the arbiter of the polemic between the pagan Caecilius and the Christian Octavius. An analysis of these three roles sheds light on a somewhat neglected aspect of the Christianity in this dialogue: the testimony of faith and action of the Holy Spirit shown in the joy (gaudium), peace (pax) and charity (caritas) which finally unites these three characters, after sorrow, discord and anger.L’auteur de l’Octavius, Minucius Felix, a un triple statut dans ce dialogue de controverse écrit en hommage à son ami décédé : il en est le narrateur qui construit sa persona, un personnage ami des deux autres protagonistes et enfin l'arbitre de la polémique opposant le païen Caecilius au chrétien Octavius. L'analyse de ce triple statut permet de mettre en lumière un aspect un peu négligé du christianisme de ce dialogue : le témoignage de foi et de l’action du Saint-Esprit manifestée dans la joie, la paix et l’amour qui unissent à la fin les trois personnages, après le chagrin, la discorde et la colère
