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Movses Khorenatsi

410 - 490

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Movses Khorenatsi (c. 410–490s AD; Armenian: Մովսէս Խորենացի, pronounced [mɔvˈsɛs χɔɾɛnɑˈtsʰi]) was a prominent Armenian historian from late antiquity and the author of the History of the Armenians. Movses's History of the Armenians was the first attempt at a universal history of Armenia and remains the only known general account of early Armenian history. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Movses Khorenatsi has received more than 164,259 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Movses Khorenatsi is the 74th most popular historian.

Khorenatsi is most famous for his history of Armenia, which is the first ever written history of the Armenian people.

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  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Movses Khorenatsi ranks 74 out of 561. Before him are Benzion Netanyahu, Johann Jakob Bachofen, Bernard Lewis, Al-Dhahabi, Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, and Joannes Zonaras. After him are Justin, Eutropius, Ephorus, Lev Gumilyov, Nicolaus of Damascus, and Carlo Ginzburg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 410, Movses Khorenatsi ranks 4. Before him are Pope Gelasius I, Priscus, and Hayk. After him are Severinus of Noricum, Hierocles of Alexandria, and Elishe. Among people deceased in 490, Movses Khorenatsi ranks 2. Before him is Hayk. After him are Daniel the Stylite, and Peter III of Alexandria.

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