This is an academic text, written in the academic style. It is intended to provide an original and comprehensive account of the history of Christian Europe from the earliest times to the end of the Middle Ages.

In this account, the history of Christian Europe is broken down into five periods: the first from the creation of the world until the arrival of the Romans; the second, from the arrival of the Romans to the rise of the Republic; the third, from the Republic to the fall of the Roman Empire; the fourth, from the fall of the Roman Empire to the rise of Islam; and the fifth, from the rise of Islam to the end of the Middle Ages.

In addition, the account is divided into three sections: the first, from the creation of the world to the arrival of the Romans; the second, from the arrival of the Romans to the rise of the Republic; and the third, from the Republic to the fall of the Roman Empire.