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Arnobe (Arnobe de Sicca Veneria.

we ignore the year of him birth, and our knowledge about him is short, as it's hard to find out information about him life and personality.

he had Latino and African literature knowledge, rather his love for Greek literature, he was proud of being an African, and in love of him homeland.

this patriotism spur him to condemn roman colonialism.

Arnobe wrote a book entitled "the ennemis of nation" which consists of 7 books in order to give and ensure guaranties to the Sicca Veneria's church, where he presented Christianity as a real philosophy and a solution to bring hope and salvation, where he presented and supported the defense of Christians who were persecuted by roman rule, emphasizing that Christianity was never the cause of the calamity that afflicted the roman empire.

the pagans.

he led a hard intellectual duel against the pagans; and that in a beautiful and wondrous literary tale that challenged and defied the gods of the pagans, Arnobius mocked the absurd contradictions of legends and the grandiose ceremonies intended for paganism.

it is not forgotten that he (Arnobe) was influenced by Tertullian, and him book "against the nations" can be considered a continuation of him teacher's writings against the pagans, since he used techniques Tertullian had previously doing to justify.