Motivation is one of the most important elements in education becoming in an essential tool for the student or the receiver to get understand what is he hearing to achieve meaningful learning. We found many concepts that conclude in saying that the motivation is influenced by personal and contextual variables. To analyse this essential element in education we are going to reflect including the concept of motivation at the iv and v centuries and, more specifically, the pedagogue, theologian, philosopher and teacher of rhetoric Saint Augustine. The main reason is for his contribution to development and to the foundation, that many researchers argue, to the Western world. Perhaps one of the least known aspects of the Bishop of Hipona is the education

Motivation is one of the most important elements in education becoming in an essential tool for the student or the receiver to get understand what is he hearing to achieve meaningful learning. We found many concepts that conclude in saying that the motivation is influenced by personal and contextual variables. To analyse this essential element in education we are going to reflect including the concept of motivation at the iv and v centuries and, more specifically, the pedagogue, theologian, philosopher and teacher of rhetoric Saint Augustine. The main reason is for his contribution to development and to the foundation, that many researchers argue, to the Western world. Perhaps one of the least known aspects of the Bishop of Hipona is the education