400 - 301
Julius Obsequens was a Roman writer active in the 4th or early 5th centuries AD, during late antiquity. His sole known work is the Prodigiorum liber (Book of Prodigies), a tabulation of the wonders and portents that had occurred in the Roman Republic and early Principate in the years 249–12 BC. The material for the Prodigiorum liber was largely excerpted from the 1st century AD Ab Urbe Condita Libri of the Augustan historian Livy, which chronicled the history of the Roman state from its origin to the beginning of the imperial period, though Julius used it selectively and sometimes added interpretations of the omens and incidents he included. There is a common view that Julius only knew Livy's text wholly or in part from an epitome, but there is scant evidence of this.The work was first printed by the Italian humanist Aldus Manutius in 1508, after a manuscript belonging to Jodocus of Verona (now lost). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Julius Obsequens has received more than 59,859 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Julius Obsequens is the 3,361st most popular writer (down from 2,863rd in 2019), the 2,791st most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,448th in 2019) and the 191st most popular Italian Writer.
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Among writers, Julius Obsequens ranks 3,361 out of 5,755. Before him are Olga Bergholz, Shen Congwen, Robert Chambers, Remigius of Auxerre, Massimo Bontempelli, and Per Petterson. After him are Étienne Jodelle, Sturla Þórðarson, Orhan Veli Kanık, Louis Pergaud, Charles Fort, and Maurice Paléologue.
1910 - 1975
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 3,355
1902 - 1988
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 3,356
1802 - 1871
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 3,357
841 - 908
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 3,358
1878 - 1960
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 3,359
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 3,360
400 - 301
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 3,361
1532 - 1573
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 3,362
1214 - 1284
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 3,363
1914 - 1950
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 3,364
1882 - 1915
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 3,365
1874 - 1932
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 3,366
1859 - 1944
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 3,367
Among people born in 400, Julius Obsequens ranks 60. Before him are Syrianus, Constans II, Kumaragupta I, Nemesius, Coelius Sedulius, and Maruthas of Martyropolis. After him are Pelagonius, Proterius of Alexandria, Marcus, Castinus, and Gratian. Among people deceased in 301, Julius Obsequens ranks 4. Before him are Asanga, Maurus Servius Honoratus, and Rutilius Taurus Aemilianus Palladius. After him is Marina Severa.
400 - 437
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 54
400 - 411
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 55
400 - 455
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 56
400 - 500
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 57
400 - 500
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 58
400 - 422
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 59
400 - 301
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 60
400 - 400
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 61
400 - 457
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 62
400 - 407
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 63
400 - 420
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 64
400 - 407
HPI: 46.35
Rank: 65
300 - 301
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 1
363 - 301
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 2
301 - 301
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 3
400 - 301
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 4
350 - 301
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 5
Among people born in Italy, Julius Obsequens ranks 2,791 out of 4,668. Before him are Erri De Luca (1950), Adone Zoli (1887), Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta (1841), Giovanni Gradenigo (1273), Maria Carta (1934), and Massimo Bontempelli (1878). After him are Andrea Carlo Ferrari (1850), Pietro Anastasi (1948), Michele Carafa (1787), Tullio Pinelli (1908), Lino Banfi (1936), and Franco Donatoni (1927).
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 2,785
1887 - 1960
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 2,786
1841 - 1920
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 2,787
1273 - 1356
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 2,788
1934 - 1994
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 2,789
1878 - 1960
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 2,790
400 - 301
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 2,791
1850 - 1921
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 2,792
1948 - 2020
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 2,793
1787 - 1872
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 2,794
1908 - 2009
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 2,795
1936 - Present
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 2,796
1927 - 2000
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 2,797
Among writers born in Italy, Julius Obsequens ranks 191. Before him are Teofilo Folengo (1491), Luciano De Crescenzo (1928), Augusto Genina (1892), Giosafat Barbaro (1413), Erri De Luca (1950), and Massimo Bontempelli (1878). After him are Tullio Pinelli (1908), Suso Cecchi d'Amico (1914), Vincenzo Cerami (1940), Giovanni Battista Giraldi (1504), Laura Mancinelli (1933), and Titus Calpurnius Siculus (290).
1491 - 1544
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 185
1928 - 2019
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 186
1892 - 1957
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 187
1413 - 1494
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 188
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 189
1878 - 1960
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 190
400 - 301
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 191
1908 - 2009
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 192
1914 - 2010
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 193
1940 - 2013
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 194
1504 - 1574
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 195
1933 - 2016
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 196
290 - Present
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 197