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Julius Firmicus Maternus

400 - 400

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Julius Firmicus Maternus was a Roman Latin writer and astrologer, who received a pagan classical education that made him conversant with Greek; he lived in the reign of Constantine I (306 to 337 AD) and his successors. His triple career made him a public advocate, an astrologer and finally a Christian apologist. The explicit, or end-tag, of the sole surviving manuscript of his De errore profanarum religionum ("On the error of profane religions") gives his name as Iulius Firmicus Maternus V C, identifying him as a vir clarissimus and a member of the senatorial class. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Julius Firmicus Maternus has received more than 78,425 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Julius Firmicus Maternus is the 2,070th most popular writer (down from 1,690th in 2019), the 2,073rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,759th in 2019) and the 144th most popular Italian Writer.

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  • 55.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Julius Firmicus Maternus ranks 2,070 out of 7,302. Before him are Honoré d'Urfé, Jørgen Moe, Nikolay Dobrolyubov, Vladimír Clementis, Nihal Atsız, and Rahel Varnhagen. After him are Ludwig Uhland, Anton Praetorius, Afanasy Fet, Isaac Titsingh, Ibn Taghribirdi, and Yasmina Reza.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400, Julius Firmicus Maternus ranks 42. Before him are Saint Fabiola, Justina, Aioulf, Charaton, Victor, and Asclepigenia. After him are Gainas, Syrianus, Varazdat, Sozomen, Flavius Bauto, and Calcidius. Among people deceased in 400, Julius Firmicus Maternus ranks 10. Before him are Eutropius, Thaïs, Flavia Maximiana Theodora, Eustathius of Antioch, Quintus Smyrnaeus, and Gaius Julius Solinus. After him are Varazdat, Mallobaudes, Juvencus, Aphthonius of Antioch, Faustina, and Pelagonius.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Julius Firmicus Maternus ranks 2,073 out of 5,161. Before him are Princess Maria Carolina of Savoy (1764), Luigi Vanvitelli (1700), Anthony Steffen (1930), Maria Beatrix of Austria-Este (1824), Princess Maria Immacolata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1844), and Enrico Bombieri (1940). After him are Antonio Di Natale (1977), Frank Nitti (1886), John Gualbert (995), Andrea Appiani (1754), Leone Leoni (1509), and Sabinus Julianus (300).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Julius Firmicus Maternus ranks 144. Before him are Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus (100), Sophron (-500), Aloysius Bertrand (1807), Nigidius Figulus (-98), Jacopone da Todi (1236), and Lucilius Junior (6). After him are Hermas (150), Goffredo Mameli (1827), Dacia Maraini (1936), Frédéric Ozanam (1813), Felice Romani (1788), and Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark (1939).

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