Historian

Festus

4th-century Roman historian

390 - 380

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Festus

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Festus is the 268th most popular historian (down from 250th in 2024), the 2,801st most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,765th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Italian Historian.

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Among Historians

Among historians, Festus ranks 268 out of 561. Before him are Lucius Coelius Antipater, Philistus, Hermann Conring, Thomas the Archdeacon, Peter Brown, and Frederick Jackson Turner. After him are Elishe, André Clot, A. H. M. Jones, Maxime Rodinson, Ahmad Kasravi, and Yitzhak Arad.

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Lucius Coelius Antipater
180 BC - 120 BC
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 262
Philistus
430 BC - 356 BC
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 263
Hermann Conring
1606 - 1681
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 264
Thomas the Archdeacon
1200 - 1268
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 265
Peter Brown
1935 - Present
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 266
Frederick Jackson Turner
1861 - 1932
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 267
Festus
390 - 380
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 268
Elishe
410 - 475
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 269
André Clot
1909 - 2002
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 270
A. H. M. Jones
1904 - 1970
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 271
Maxime Rodinson
1915 - 2004
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 272
Ahmad Kasravi
1890 - 1946
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 273
Yitzhak Arad
1926 - 2021
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 274

Contemporaries

Among people born in 390, Festus ranks 7. Before him are Pope Leo I, Flavius Aetius, Pope Sixtus III, Bleda, Prosper of Aquitaine, and Jeonji of Baekje. After him is Faustus of Byzantium. Among people deceased in 380, Festus ranks 5. Before him are Samudragupta, Fritigern, Aelius Donatus, and Pope Peter II of Alexandria. After him is Evagrius of Constantinople.

Others Born in 390

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Pope Leo I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
390 - 461
HPI: 82.81
Rank: 1
Flavius Aetius
MILITARY PERSONNEL
390 - 454
HPI: 81.25
Rank: 2
Pope Sixtus III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
390 - 440
HPI: 77.96
Rank: 3
Bleda
POLITICIAN
390 - 444
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 4
Prosper of Aquitaine
WRITER
390 - 463
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 5
Jeonji of Baekje
POLITICIAN
390 - 420
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 6
Festus
HISTORIAN
390 - 380
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 7
Faustus of Byzantium
HISTORIAN
390 - 500
HPI: 34.32
Rank: 8

Others Deceased in 380

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Samudragupta
POLITICIAN
335 - 380
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 1
Fritigern
POLITICIAN
400 - 380
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 2
Aelius Donatus
WRITER
320 - 380
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 3
Pope Peter II of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 4
Festus
HISTORIAN
390 - 380
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 5
Evagrius of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
350 - 380
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 6