Arnobius

“ When was the human race destroyed by a flood? was it not before us? When was the world set on fire, [1] and reduced to coals and ashes? was it not before us? When were the greatest cities engulphed in the billows of the sea? was it not before us? When were wars waged with wild beasts, and battles fought with lions? [2] was it not before us? When was ruin brought on whole communities by poisonous serpents? ”