Citation with stable link: Philip A. Harland, 'Guide to Lactantius of northern Africa,' Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World, last modified August 14, 2026, https://philipharland.com/Blog/?p=23299.

This post is a guide for reading through ethnographic passages in Divine Institutes by Lactantius of northern Africa (late third-early fourth century CE):

• Egyptian, Babylonian, and Persian wisdom from Hermes Trimegistos and the Sibyls – Divine Institutes 1.6 (link)
• Taurians, Gauls, and Romans engaging in human sacrifice – 1.21 (link)
• Persian Magians as deceivers – 2.14, 2.16, and 4.2 (link)
• Median or Persian wisdom of Hystaspes – 7.15-17 (link)