Book XI.
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Argument—Here begins the second
part
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of this work, which treats of the origin, history, and
destinies of the two cities, the earthly and the heavenly. In the
first place, Augustin shows in this book how the two cities were
formed originally, by the separation of the good and bad angels;
and takes occasion to treat of the creation of the world, as it is
described in Holy Scripture in the beginning of the book of
Genesis.
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Written in the year 416 or
417.