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Festus

390 - 380

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Festus (died 3 January 380) was a Late Roman historian. His name appears in some manuscripts as Rufius Festus, Rufus Festus, Sextus Rufus or Sextus Festus, but they appear to be corruptions. He is mainly known as the author of an epitome titled Breviarium rerum gestarum populi Romani ("Summary of the accomplishments of the Romans"), written around AD 370 and commissioned by the Eastern emperor Valens in preparation for his war against Persia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Festus has received more than 163,061 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Festus is the 178th most popular historian (down from 157th in 2019), the 2,293rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,168th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Italian Historian.

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  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Festus ranks 178 out of 339. Before him are Shlomo Sand, Pulakeshin II, Simon Dubnow, Michael Attaleiates, Peter Andreas Munch, and Arno Peters. After him are Robert Conquest, Heinrich Graetz, Bernard Desclot, Hermann Abert, Paisius of Hilendar, and Edgar Quinet.

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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 Faustus of Byzantium. After him is Jeonji of Baekje. Among people deceased in 380, Festus ranks 4. Before him are Samudragupta, Fritigern, and Aelius Donatus. After him are Evagrius of Constantinople and Pope Peter II of Alexandria.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Festus ranks 2,293 out of 4,668. Before him are Ildebrando Pizzetti (1880), Roberto Calasso (1941), Azeglio Vicini (1933), Emma of Italy (null), Vittoria Aleotti (1575), and Agnello Participazio (800). After him are Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1870), Aulus Atilius Calatinus (-250), Giovanni Visconti (1290), Prince Gaetan, Count of Girgenti (1846), Franchinus Gaffurius (1451), and Luigi Illica (1857).

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Among HISTORIANS In Italy

Among historians born in Italy, Festus ranks 16. Before him are Timaeus (-350), Flavio Biondo (1388), Tyrannius Rufinus (345), Andrea Alciato (1492), Peter Martyr d'Anghiera (1457), and Martino Martini (1614). After him are Philistus (-430), Antiochus of Syracuse (-450), Quintus Claudius Quadrigarius (-200), Filippo Baldinucci (1625), Michele Amari (1806), and Dino Compagni (1255).

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