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Movses Khorenatsi

410 - 490

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Movses Khorenatsi (ca. 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 151,487 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Movses Khorenatsi is the 74th most popular historian (down from 64th in 2019).

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

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  • 61.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Movses Khorenatsi ranks 74 out of 339Before him are Theophylact Simocatta, Al-Baladhuri, Nicolaus of Damascus, Johann Jakob Bachofen, Joannes Zonaras, and Al-Dhahabi. After him are Erich Auerbach, Carlo Ginzburg, Eutropius, Donna Haraway, Julius Wellhausen, and Ephorus.

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Contemporaries

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

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