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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 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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  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 2.33

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Julius Firmicus Maternus ranks 1,694 out of 5,755Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400, Julius Firmicus Maternus ranks 34Before 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 9Before 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.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Julius Firmicus Maternus ranks 1,764 out of 4,668Before 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).

Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Julius Firmicus Maternus ranks 121Before 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).