26 moments

1. Birth at Thagaste

   0354-11-13 · Thagaste (modern Souk Ahras), Numidia, Roman Empire

   

   Augustine was born at Thagaste in Roman Numidia, the town now identified with Souk Ahras, Algeria. Coordinates represent the archaeological/historical location of Thagaste at modern Souk Ahras.

2. Schooling at Madaurus

   0365-01-01 · Madaurus (modern M'Daourouch), Numidia, Roman Empire

   

   At about age eleven, Augustine was sent from Thagaste to school at Madaurus, where he studied Latin literature and encountered local pagan practices. Year is reconstructed from the documented age of eleven and his 13 November 354 birth date; coordinates represent modern M'Daourouch.

3. Rhetorical studies in Carthage

   0371-01-01 · Carthage, Africa Proconsularis, Roman Empire

   

   Augustine went to Carthage to continue his rhetorical education, beginning a formative period in the major city of Roman Africa. Year is reconstructed from the documented age of seventeen and his birth date; coordinates represent ancient Carthage.

4. Rhetoric school in Carthage

   0374-01-01 · Carthage, Africa Proconsularis, Roman Empire

   

   Augustine moved to Carthage to operate a school of rhetoric, remaining there for the next nine years. The source supports residence from 374 through 383; this card marks the move.

5. Move to Rome

   0383-01-01 · Rome, Italia, Roman Empire

   

   Seeking more disciplined and remunerative students, Augustine left Carthage and established a rhetoric school in Rome. Coordinates represent the historic center of Rome.

6. Imperial rhetoric post in Milan

   0384-01-01 · Milan, Italia, Roman Empire

   

   Augustine obtained the prestigious court-sponsored post of professor of rhetoric at Milan, then the western imperial residence. Coordinates represent central Milan; the precise ancient institutional site is not established here.

7. Retreat at Cassiciacum

   0386-01-01 · Cassiciacum (traditionally Cassago Brianza), Lombardy, Italia, Roman Empire

   

   After resigning his Milan post, Augustine spent the fall and winter before baptism at the rural estate called Cassiciacum, where he composed early works with companions. Cassiciacum is traditionally identified with Cassago Brianza; the exact villa site remains uncertain.

8. Conversion period in Milan

   0386-08-01 · Milan, Italia, Roman Empire

   

   Augustine converted to Christianity in late August 386 while living in Milan, ending his pursuit of a secular rhetorical career. The source locates the surrounding Milan period but does not identify the exact site of the conversion.

9. Waiting to depart at Ostia

   0387-01-01 · Ostia, Italia, Roman Empire

   

   Augustine was at Ostia with his mother Monica while the party prepared to embark for Africa; Monica died there before the crossing. The sentence's collective 'they' establishes Augustine's presence; exact date within 387 is not specified. Coordinates represent ancient Ostia.

10. Baptism by Ambrose

    0387-04-24 · Milan, Italia, Roman Empire

    

    Ambrose baptized Augustine and Augustine's son Adeodatus during the Easter Vigil at Milan, marking Augustine's formal entry into the Christian church. The source gives a two-day Easter Vigil; this card uses its opening date. Exact baptismal building is not specified.

11. Monastic community at Thagaste

    0388-01-01 · Thagaste (modern Souk Ahras), Numidia, Roman Empire

    

    After returning to Africa, Augustine lived with companions at his family property in Thagaste and turned the family house into a monastic foundation. The return is conventionally dated to 388; the source does not specify a precise arrival date.

12. Study of monastic life in Rome

    0388-01-01 · Rome, Italia, Roman Empire

    

    Following Monica's death at Ostia, Augustine spent several months in Rome studying the monastic movement before returning to Thagaste. The source establishes a post-Ostia Roman stay but does not supply an exact year; 388 is conventional chronological placement.

13. Ordination at Hippo Regius

    0391-01-01 · Hippo Regius (modern Annaba), Numidia, Roman Empire

    

    Augustine went to Hippo and was ordained a priest there, beginning the ecclesiastical career that would define his remaining life. Coordinates represent the ruins of ancient Hippo Regius near Annaba.

14. Bishop of Hippo

    0395-01-01 · Hippo Regius (modern Annaba), Numidia, Roman Empire

    

    Augustine became coadjutor bishop and then full bishop of Hippo, an office he retained until his death. The transition to full bishop is described as shortly after 395; this card marks his appointment as coadjutor.

15. Council of Carthage

    0397-08-28 · Carthage, Africa Proconsularis, Roman Empire

    

    Augustine attended the Council of Carthage, which reaffirmed the biblical canon associated with the earlier Synod of Hippo. Coordinates represent ancient Carthage; the council's exact meeting building is not identified.

16. Council visit to Carthage

    0399-04-27 · Carthage, Africa Proconsularis, Roman Empire

    

    Augustine was certainly present in Carthage for a plenary African council during his episcopal period. French scholarly source; coordinates represent ancient Carthage.

17. Council visit to Carthage

    0401-06-16 · Carthage, Africa Proconsularis, Roman Empire

    Augustine was certainly present at a Carthage council on 16 June 401, one of several documented episcopal journeys to the African primatial city. French scholarly source; coordinates represent ancient Carthage.

18. Council visit to Carthage

    0403-08-25 · Carthage, Africa Proconsularis, Roman Empire

    Augustine was certainly present for a council at Carthage on 25 August 403 during his continuing work in African church affairs. French scholarly source; coordinates represent ancient Carthage.

19. Council visit to Carthage

    0405-08-23 · Carthage, Africa Proconsularis, Roman Empire

    Augustine was certainly present in Carthage for a council on 23 August 405, reflecting his repeated involvement in African episcopal deliberations. French scholarly source; coordinates represent ancient Carthage.

20. Council visit to Carthage

    0410-06-14 · Carthage, Africa Proconsularis, Roman Empire

    Augustine was certainly present at a Carthage council on 14 June 410, shortly before the intensification of the Donatist controversy. French scholarly source; coordinates represent ancient Carthage.

21. Conference of Carthage

    0411-06-01 · Carthage, Africa Proconsularis, Roman Empire

    

    Augustine encountered the Donatist bishop Petilian in person at the Conference of Carthage, a major imperial proceeding on the Donatist schism. Coordinates represent ancient Carthage; the specific conference venue is not fixed by this source.

22. Council visit to Carthage

    0418-05-01 · Carthage, Africa Proconsularis, Roman Empire

    Augustine was certainly present at the Carthage council of 1 May 418, a major stage in the African response to Pelagianism. French scholarly source; coordinates represent ancient Carthage.

23. Confrontation with Emeritus at Caesarea

    0418-09-01 · Caesarea in Mauretania (modern Cherchell), Mauretania Caesariensis, Roman Empire

    

    Augustine publicly confronted the Donatist bishop Emeritus at Caesarea in Mauretania during an unusually long westward journey from his episcopal base. Coordinates represent ancient Caesarea at modern Cherchell; the source supports autumn, not a precise day.

24. Council visit to Carthage

    0419-05-30 · Carthage, Africa Proconsularis, Roman Empire

    Augustine was certainly present in Carthage for the council of 30 May 419, participating in the continuing governance of the African church. French scholarly source; coordinates represent ancient Carthage.

25. Council visit to Carthage

    0421-06-13 · Carthage, Africa Proconsularis, Roman Empire

    Augustine was certainly present for the Carthage council of 13 June 421, among his documented later episcopal visits to the city. French scholarly source; coordinates represent ancient Carthage.

26. Death during the siege of Hippo

    0430-08-28 · Hippo Regius (modern Annaba), Numidia, Western Roman Empire

    

    Augustine died at Hippo Regius amid the Vandal siege, after serving as bishop there for roughly three and a half decades. Coordinates represent the ruins of ancient Hippo Regius near Annaba.