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Sextus Julius Africanus

160 - 240

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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 2nd and early 3rd centuries. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sextus Julius Africanus has received more than 277,229 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Sextus Julius Africanus is the 104th most popular historian (down from 93rd in 2019), the 144th most popular biography from Israel (down from 123rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Israeli Historian.

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  • 58.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Sextus Julius Africanus ranks 104 out of 561. Before him are Eunapius, Matrakçı Nasuh, Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, Cangjie, Shlomo Sand, and Alois Riegl. After him are Jean-Pierre Vernant, Andrea Alciato, Reinhart Koselleck, Golo Mann, Paul Veyne, and René Grousset.

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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.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Sextus Julius Africanus ranks 144 out of 466. Before him are Wadie Haddad (1927), Assi Dayan (1945), Menahem Golan (1929), Naji al-Ali (1937), A. B. Yehoshua (1936), and Khalil al-Wazir (1935). After him are Uzi Narkiss (1925), Valerius Gratus (-50), Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni (1907), Naftali Bennett (1972), Ilan Ramon (1954), and Rehavam Ze'evi (1926).

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Among HISTORIANS In Israel

Among historians born in Israel, Sextus Julius Africanus ranks 5. Before him are Josephus (37), William of Tyre (1130), Procopius (500), and Yuval Noah Harari (1976). After him are Tom Segev (1945), and Benny Morris (1948).

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