The Roman world is falling, yet we hold our heads erect instead of bowing our necks.

Romanus orbis ruit et tamen cervix nostra erecta non flectitur.

St. Jerome

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Topic

Roman empire Societal collapse Decline of civilization

Author

St. Jerome

Medium

Letter

Language

Latin

Time

396 390s 4th century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Catholic saint Clergyman Christian Writer

From

Europe Roman Empire

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Original Citation

Saint Jerome. Letter to Heliodorus. c. 396, sect. 16.

Current Citation

Saint Jerome. "Letter LX." Select Letters of Saint Jerome. Aeterna Press, 2015, sect. 16.

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Give me chastity and continency—but not yet!

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Source
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Current Citation

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Genre
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Source
On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres
Genre
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Time
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