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Sextus Julius Africanus

160 - 240

Sextus Julius Africanus

Sextus Julius Africanus (c. 160 – c. 240; Ancient Greek: Σέξτος Ἰούλιος ὁ Ἀφρικανός or ὁ Λίβυς) was a Christian traveler and historian of the late-second and early-third centuries. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sextus Julius Africanus has received more than 257,063 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Sextus Julius Africanus is the 93rd most popular historian (down from 88th in 2019), the 126th most popular biography from Israel and the 5th most popular Israeli Historian.

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260k
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58.98
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
34
Languages Editions (L)
5.98
Effective Languages (L*)
3.21
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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Sextus Julius Africanus ranks 93 out of 339. Before him are Al-Maqrizi, Sozomen, Lev Gumilyov, Alois Riegl, Tyrannius Rufinus, and Andrea Alciato. After him are Al-Waqidi, Hieronymus Wolf, Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, Barbara W. Tuchman, Hermann Alexander Diels, and Reinhart Koselleck.

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Al-Maqrizi
1364 - 1442
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 87
Sozomen
400 - 450
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 88
Lev Gumilyov
1912 - 1992
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 89
Alois Riegl
1858 - 1905
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 90
Tyrannius Rufinus
345 - 411
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 91
Andrea Alciato
1492 - 1550
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 92
Sextus Julius Africanus
160 - 240
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 93
Al-Waqidi
747 - 823
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 94
Hieronymus Wolf
1516 - 1580
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 95
Arthur Moeller van den Bruck
1876 - 1925
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 96
Barbara W. Tuchman
1912 - 1989
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 97
Hermann Alexander Diels
1848 - 1922
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 98
Reinhart Koselleck
1923 - 2006
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 99

Contemporaries

Among people born in 160, Sextus Julius Africanus ranks 3. Before him are Sextus Empiricus and Julia Domna. Among people deceased in 240, Sextus Julius Africanus ranks 2. Before him is Diogenes Laërtius. After him is Sabinianus.