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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 71,629 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Julius Firmicus Maternus is the 1,694th most popular writer (up from 1,698th in 2019), the 1,764th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,715th in 2019) and the 121st most popular Italian Writer.
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Among writers, Julius Firmicus Maternus ranks 1,694 out of 5,755. Before him are Rodulfus Glaber, Minamoto no Sanetomo, Henri de Régnier, Ödön von Horváth, Branko Ćopić, and François Pierre La Varenne. After him are Carolyne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, Manuel Puig, John Gay, Adamantios Korais, Voltairine de Cleyre, and Joseph Addison.
985 - 1047
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 1,688
1192 - 1219
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 1,689
1864 - 1936
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 1,690
1901 - 1938
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 1,691
1915 - 1984
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 1,692
1618 - 1678
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 1,693
400 - 400
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 1,694
1819 - 1887
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 1,695
1932 - 1990
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 1,696
1685 - 1732
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 1,697
1748 - 1833
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 1,698
1866 - 1912
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 1,699
1672 - 1719
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 1,700
Among people born in 400, Julius Firmicus Maternus ranks 34. Before him are Quintus Smyrnaeus, Meletius of Antioch, Pelagia, Vincent of Lérins, Charaton, and Gaius Julius Solinus. After him are Maximus of Hispania, Gjúki, Saint Fabiola, Claudius Silvanus, Anthemius, and Gainas. Among people deceased in 400, Julius Firmicus Maternus ranks 9. Before him are Heliodorus of Emesa, Thaïs, Flavia Maximiana Theodora, Eutropius, Quintus Smyrnaeus, and Gaius Julius Solinus. After him are Eustathius of Antioch, Juvencus, Mallobaudes, Varazdat, Pelagonius, and Faustina.
400 - 400
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 28
400 - 381
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 29
400 - 457
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 30
400 - 450
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 31
400 - 500
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 32
400 - 400
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 33
400 - 400
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 34
400 - 422
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 35
400 - 407
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 36
400 - 399
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 37
400 - 355
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 38
400 - 500
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 39
400 - 401
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 40
250 - 400
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 3
350 - 400
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 4
270 - 400
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 5
320 - 400
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 6
400 - 400
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 7
400 - 400
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 8
400 - 400
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 9
300 - 400
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 10
400 - 400
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 11
400 - 400
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 12
400 - 400
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 13
400 - 400
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 14
347 - 400
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 15
Among people born in Italy, Julius Firmicus Maternus ranks 1,764 out of 4,668. Before him are Lucrezia de' Medici, Duchess of Ferrara (1545), Agnolo Gaddi (1350), Antonius Felix (10), Gio Ponti (1891), Gennaro Gattuso (1978), and Francesco III Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (1533). After him are Wacho (500), Sergio Pininfarina (1926), Michele Sanmicheli (1484), Agostino Chigi (1465), Gallus Anonymus (1010), and Salvatore Schillaci (1964).
1545 - 1561
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 1,758
1350 - 1396
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 1,759
10 - 100
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 1,760
1891 - 1979
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 1,761
1978 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 1,762
1533 - 1550
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 1,763
400 - 400
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 1,764
500 - 540
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 1,765
1926 - 2012
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 1,766
1484 - 1559
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 1,767
1465 - 1520
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 1,768
1010 - 1145
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 1,769
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 1,770
Among writers born in Italy, Julius Firmicus Maternus ranks 121. Before him are Pacuvius (-220), Matteo Maria Boiardo (1441), Enzo of Sardinia (1220), Archestratus (-350), Rafael Sabatini (1875), and Gaius Julius Solinus (400). After him are Philemon (-362), Cesare Zavattini (1902), Tonino Guerra (1920), Corax of Syracuse (-500), Catherine of Bologna (1413), and Eugenio Barba (1936).
220 BC - 130 BC
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 115
1441 - 1494
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 116
1220 - 1272
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 117
350 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 118
1875 - 1950
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 119
400 - 400
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 120
400 - 400
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 121
362 BC - 262 BC
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 122
1902 - 1989
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 123
1920 - 2012
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 124
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 125
1413 - 1463
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 126
1936 - Present
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 127