Extracts From Alfred�������s Orosius is a book written by Henry Sweet and published in 1885. The book is a collection of extracts from the Old English translation of the Historiae Adversum Paganos by Paulus Orosius, which was commissioned by King Alfred the Great in the late 9th century. The original Latin text covers the history of the world from creation to the year 417 AD, and was intended to provide...