The Historian Of The Middle Ages

One of the famous historian who was Cassiodorus, a high official of the imperial court of the East Goths Theodorik tribe. But he himself is a Roman Catholic who was hired by the king of the Goths. He actually means descendant of the Syrians, but had long since their ancestors worked as a high official in the Roman empire. He also studied at the school "liberals Artes (art that is free, ie retorica, grammar and dialectic). As is the custom of his ancestors is an official who is also a historian, he also became historians. His first book is Chronika, which is the book's political origins of the crown prince of Emperor Eastern Goths before the year 519. Therefore have political views or mission, then it is not reported on the birth of Christ and the fall of Western Roman Empire.

After not become high officials in connection with the takeover by the emperor Yustnianus Italy, Cassiodorus was still writing a longer work that is / are from the official surat2 very much when it was still an officer was entitled Variae His work, which can be regarded as a publication that sumber2 tertua.Ketika history he also had religious awakening (to convert to Christianity), and after it was mainly busy with the culture. For more than a quarter century, although he himself was not a monastery, he studied the Bible, the history of the disciples of Jesus and the Author2 antique. Results of studies compiled in an essay entitled Institutiones. In the Latin edition of his works under the name well know exclesiastica of Historia Historia tripatita, which is nothing but the history of the church.

Cassiodorus also mingle with the expert archival whales, chronoloog and religious jurist (canonist) Dionysius Exiguus. Although not a historian Dionysius writes karya2 dogmatic, churches and hagiografis (about holy orang2) .. Besides, he also took part in the discussion Liber de Paschate, namely regarding Paasdatuum and he entered the Christian calendar, namely counting years since the birth of Jesus ("Anno Incanationis" or "Anno Domini" which is abbreviated as AD). Although Dionysius has membat mistake by placing the birth of Christ terlamsbat 3-7 years (in fact Christ has been born a few years of a Christ / AD), however, gradually in the Middle Ages it was received only.

In the palace of the Pope also made the writing of a biography of Pope known as Liber pontificalis (Whale book). With the title was then in the writing of history 1886-1892 reign of the pope also made / followed by the French church historian Louis Duchesne (+1922), which since the year 500 until the death of Van Pope Martin V (+ 496 (). Likewise in Rome by Pope Gregory the Great (540-604) also written the history of the saints (hagiografi) as an already ancient tradition, namely dialogy de vita en miraculis patrum italicarum (dialogue about life and the wonders / miracles of the saints or saint of Italy).

One historian as well as a philosopher at the time of the Roman church is the famous Aurelius Augustine (345-430). He was appointed pastor of the church in Roman North Africa in 391 and became bishop in 395. He has studied at an advanced education and professor of Roman classics in the field of rhetoric. However, teaching is more famous in medieval times, so he uga commonly referred to as the Middle Ages historian. In his religious philosophy he states that "the revelation of truth above (overcome) the thinking mind. He also stated that there should be mutual understanding between da sense of trust, and where possible sense it confirms the belief.

One of Augustine's famous work is "De Civitate Dei" (city of God) which comprises 22 volumes ditullis in 412-426. It actually works in connection with pernyataan2 orang2 heathen / pagan, when the occupation of Rome by Alerik (410) nengakibatkan acceptance of Christianity became the state religion. More generally the book is an essay with a discussion between Christian orang2 orang2 pagan Gentiles about God's role in the attack or dewa2 meraka orang2 bencana2 that befell Germany and Rome. Augustine started from the "defense of the city (the city of God) against all orang2 dewa2 that puts them above the Creator." In 10 books of The former he is about providing answers to musuh2 of the holy city, and he shows the social and psychological powerlessness of the pagan religion it. History shows that the Roman pagan religion that does not guarantee the Empire free from disaster. Romawidatang greatness of the One true God.

Augustine's other works include "Confessions" (recognition of his life), "Cristina doctrine" (Christianity) and "Catechizandis Rudibud (religious instruction for the do not know).

His work, entitled De Civitate Dei actually an apologia (defense) in relation to the allegations of the disbelievers who say that the Roman destruction caused by Christians who do not worship the Gods, so condemned by the Gods. He also rejected the teachings of Plato da skepticism about the soul imprisoned in the body. According to the Lord created the general principles of the soul. Besides that at the time created the soul already have knowledge, only later will continue to be built daripengalaman concrete life. The human soul is not an emanation of God, will be created by uhan etapi on the basis of the free will of God.

Some of the works of Augustine, among others, "De Civitate Dei" (city of God), "Confessions" (recognition of his life), "Cristina doctrine" (Christianity) and "Catechizandis Rudibud (religious instruction for the do not know). His work, entitled De Civitate Dei actually an apologia (defense) in relation to the allegations of the disbelievers who say that the Roman destruction caused by Christians who do not worship the Gods, so condemned by the Gods. He also rejected the teachings of Plato da skepticism about the soul imprisoned in the body. According to the Lord created the general principles of the soul. Besides that at the time created the soul already have knowledge, only later will continue to be built daripengalaman concrete life. The human soul is not an emanation of God, will be created by uhan etapi on the basis of the free will of God.