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Sextus Julius Africanus

160 - 240

Sextus Julius Africanus

Sextus Julius Africanus (c. 160 – c. 240; Ancient Greek: Σέξτος Ἰούλιος ὁ Ἀφρικανός or ὁ Λίβυς) was a Christian traveler and historian of the late 2nd and early 3rd centuries. He influenced fellow historian Eusebius, later writers of Church history among the Church Fathers, and the Greek school of chroniclers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sextus Julius Africanus is the 98th most popular historian (up from 104th in 2019), the 129th most popular biography from Israel (up from 144th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Israeli Historian.

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Among historians, Sextus Julius Africanus ranks 98 out of 561. Before him are George Kedrenos, Sozomen, Eunapius, Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, Flavio Biondo, and Tyrannius Rufinus. After him are Andrea Alciato, Emmanuel Todd, Minhaj-i-Siraj, Agatharchides, Lev Gumilyov, and Al-Waqidi.

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George Kedrenos
1100 - 1100
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 92
Sozomen
400 - 450
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 93
Eunapius
349 - 420
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 94
Arthur Moeller van den Bruck
1876 - 1925
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 95
Flavio Biondo
1388 - 1463
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 96
Tyrannius Rufinus
345 - 411
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 97
Sextus Julius Africanus
160 - 240
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 98
Andrea Alciato
1492 - 1550
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 99
Emmanuel Todd
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 100
Minhaj-i-Siraj
1193 - 1260
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 101
Agatharchides
208 BC - Present
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 102
Lev Gumilyov
1912 - 1992
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 103
Al-Waqidi
747 - 823
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 104

Contemporaries

Among people born in 160, Sextus Julius Africanus ranks 3. Before him are Julia Domna, and Sextus Empiricus. Among people deceased in 240, Sextus Julius Africanus ranks 3. Before him are Diogenes Laërtius, and Sabinianus.