Evidence
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| Tradition | Source | Passage | Confidence | Evidence | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greek | The Republic | The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 8152-8239 | high | Plato’s Republic is described as a church rather than a state; its ideal city in the heavens is said to hover over the Christian world and be embodied in Augustine’s De Civitate Dei, with both works related to political decline or collapse. | record |