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240–320 · Roman Christian author (c. 250 - c. 325)
Also known as: Laktanz, Lucius Caecilius Firmianus, Lucius Caecilius Firmianus Lactantius, Lucius Caelius Firmianus Lactantius, Лактанций, لاكتانتيوس
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- Divinae institutiones (1570)
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