Against Julian
Cyril's refutation of Emperor Julian the Apostate's anti-Christian arguments, containing an extensive chronological demonstration of Moses's antiquity relative to all Gentile heroes.
Preface and Praise of Sacred Scripture
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Praises of Moses from Scripture and the Fathers
— Book 1 cited: Moses was more ancient than all Gentile heroes
"Saint Cyril, in book 1 Against Julian, shows that Moses was more ancient than the earliest heroes of the Gentiles"
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Praises of Moses from Scripture and the Fathers
— Extensive chronology of Moses and the Gentiles quoted from Cyril
"In the seventh year of Moses they say Prometheus and Epimetheus were born... In the 410th year after Moses, Ilium was conquered"