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Malchus

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Malchus (Ancient Greek: Μάλχος, Málkhos) was a 5th-century Byzantine historian of an Arab origin from the city of Philadelphia (Amman). According to the Suda, Malchus was a Byzantine (i.e. from Constantinople); but Photius states that he was a native of Philadelphia; the ancient Rabbah in the country of Ammonitis, east of the River Jordan. His name makes it probable that he originally came from the Arab people around Philadelphia, as his name is alike the Arab name Malek (مالك) . Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Malchus is the 318th most popular historian (down from 271st in 2019), the 152nd most popular biography from Syria (down from 128th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Syrian Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Malchus ranks 318 out of 561. Before him are Jean-Baptiste Du Halde, Marsyas of Pella, Jacob Theodor Klein, ʽAbd al-Qadir Badayuni, Pierre Vidal-Naquet, and Christopher Hill. After him are Ludwig von Pastor, Walter Burkert, Ziya Bunyadov, Max Jakob Friedländer, Ibn 'Idhari, and Georg Gottfried Gervinus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 450, Malchus ranks 36. Before him are Bisinus, Theodorus Lector, Isidore of Alexandria, Drest I, Hermanafrid, and Pope John I of Alexandria. After him are Pope Theodosius I of Alexandria, Gennadius of Massilia, and Ida of Bernicia.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Malchus ranks 152 out of 210. Before him are Jean Carzou (1907), Hilarion Capucci (1922), Akram al-Hawrani (1912), Jamil Mardam Bey (1893), Buhturi (819), and Adel Safar (1953). After him are Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi (1855), Jacob of Edessa (633), Wael Nader al-Halqi (1964), Philipp Stamma (1705), Elia Abu Madi (1890), and Ibas of Edessa (400).

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Among HISTORIANS In Syria

Among historians born in Syria, Malchus ranks 5. Before him are Ibn Kathir (1301), Al-Dhahabi (1274), Nicolaus of Damascus (-64), and Evagrius Scholasticus (536). After him are Abu Shama (1203).

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