Octavius

About this film

LibriVox recording of Octavius by Marcus Minucius Felix. (Translated by John Henry Freese.) Read in English by This ancient Roman dialogue plays out as a religious debate between the Christian lawyer Octavius, and his close friend, a skeptical pagan named Caecilius. Caecilius is relatively agnostic, expressing skepticism towards both aspects of traditional Roman paganism, as well as towards his friend's newfangled Christian religion. Octavius attempts to give the reasons he has for his own beliefs and answer Caecilius' critiques. The author- Marcus Minucius Felix - plays the role of referee and observer. This is one of the earliest Latin texts to talk about Christianity, and describe how the new religion fit in the wider social context of the Roman world. (Summary by Adam Bielka) Cast : Marcus, the narrator: KevinS Octavius, a Christian lawyer: cadastra Caecilius, a pagan friend of Octavius: Adam Bielka Audio edited by Adam Bielka For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit L…

Directors & creators

Marcus Minucius Felix

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;Latin; christian; sin; Roman; conversion; theology; Friendship; paganism; debate; stoic; Resurrection; skepticism; agnostic; apolgetics; celsus; divine unity; polytheism; rational; ostia

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