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Julius Obsequens

400 - 301

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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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  • 19

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  • 2.20

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Julius Obsequens ranks 3,361 out of 5,755Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400, Julius Obsequens ranks 60Before 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 4Before him are Asanga, Maurus Servius Honoratus, and Rutilius Taurus Aemilianus Palladius. After him is Marina Severa.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Julius Obsequens ranks 2,791 out of 4,668Before 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).

Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Julius Obsequens ranks 191Before 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).