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Theophylact Simocatta

580 - 630

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Theophylact Simocatta (Byzantine Greek: Θεοφύλακτος Σιμοκάτ(τ)ης Theophýlaktos Simokát(t)ēs; Latin: Theophylactus Simocatta) was an early seventh-century Byzantine historiographer, arguably ranking as the last historian of Late Antiquity, writing in the time of Heraclius (c. 630) about the late Emperor Maurice (582–602). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Theophylact Simocatta is the 71st most popular historian (down from 62nd in 2019), the 161st most popular biography from Egypt (down from 153rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Egyptian Historian.

Theophylact Simocatta is most famous for his history of the Byzantine Empire from the reign of Maurice to the death of Heraclius in 641.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Theophylact Simocatta ranks 71 out of 561. Before him are Libanius, Movses Khorenatsi, Callisthenes, Benzion Netanyahu, Theopompus, and Bernard Lewis. After him are Geoffrey of Villehardouin, Ephorus, Johann Jakob Bachofen, Henri Pirenne, Al-Dhahabi, and Eutropius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 580, Theophylact Simocatta ranks 6. Before him are Bilal ibn Rabah, Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, Maximus the Confessor, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf, and Amr ibn al-As. After him are George of Pisidia, Fabia Eudokia, Abu Darda, Wei Zheng, Abd-Allah ibn Jahsh, and Saʽd ibn ʽUbadah. Among people deceased in 630, Theophylact Simocatta ranks 2. Before him is Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad. After him are Armah, Ardashir III, Tong Yabghu Qaghan, and Shapur-i Shahrvaraz.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Theophylact Simocatta ranks 161 out of 642. Before him are Cleopatra I Syra (-204), Senusret II (-1900), Nonnus (500), Dionysius Thrax (-170), Ramesses IX (-1150), and Intef I (-2200). After him are Smendes (-1200), Dodi Fayed (1955), John Philoponus (490), Aybak (1197), Ka (-3200), and Pope Dionysius of Alexandria (190).

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Among HISTORIANS In Egypt

Among historians born in Egypt, Theophylact Simocatta ranks 4. Before him are Manetho (-201), Eric Hobsbawm (1917), and Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani (1372). After him are Al-Maqrizi (1364), H. A. R. Gibb (1895), Yahya of Antioch (980), Al-Nuwayri (1279), and Abd al-Rahman al-Jabarti (1754).

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