The seven books of the Diuinae institutiones the most important work by Lactantius the
Christian author and contemporary of Constantine the Great are an apologetic treatise that
includes a defense of Christianity and a criticism of pagan religion philosophy and morals.
The fourth fascicle consisting of book VII (Christian eschatology) an appendix (Latin
translations of Greek quotations) and indexes continues the critical edition of this work of
which fascicle 1 containing books I and II as well as a praefatio was published in 2005
fascicle 2 with books III and IV in 2007 and fascicle 3 with books V and VI in 2009.
