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Tatian the Assyrian

120 – 180

Second-century Christian apologist and student of Justin Martyr who wrote a fierce defense of Christianity against Greek culture and created the influential but problematic Diatessaron Gospel harmony.

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On Kingship

1265 – 1267

Thomas Aquinas wrote this treatise on kingship around 1265-1267 for the young Hugh II of Cyprus, who had recently become king at age fourteen. The work emerged from the practical need to guide a new ruler in Christian g…

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