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Theophylact Simocatta

580 - 630

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Theophylact Simocatta (Byzantine Greek: Θεοφύλακτος Σιμοκάτ(τ)ης Theophýlaktos Simokát(t)ēs; Latin: Theophylactus Simocatta) was an early seventh-century Byzantine historiographer, arguably ranking as the last historian of Late Antiquity, writing in the time of Heraclius (c. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theophylact Simocatta has received more than 101,222 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Theophylact Simocatta is the 62nd most popular historian (up from 68th in 2019), the 153rd most popular biography from Egypt (up from 156th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Egyptian Historian.

Theophylact Simocatta is most famous for his history of the Byzantine Empire from the reign of Maurice to the death of Heraclius in 641.

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  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Theophylact Simocatta ranks 62 out of 561. Before him are Geoffrey of Villehardouin, Callisthenes, Tzvetan Todorov, John Skylitzes, Francesco Guicciardini, and Libanius. After him are Poggio Bracciolini, Al-Baladhuri, Theopompus, Heinrich Wölfflin, Gaston Maspero, and Benzion Netanyahu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 580, Theophylact Simocatta ranks 6. Before him are Bilal ibn Rabah, Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf, Maximus the Confessor, and Amr ibn al-As. After him are Abd-Allah ibn Jahsh, Wei Zheng, Abu Darda, George of Pisidia, Saʽd ibn ʽUbadah, and Unknown Archon. Among people deceased in 630, Theophylact Simocatta ranks 3. Before him are Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad, and Armah. After him are Ardashir III, Tong Yabghu Qaghan, and Shapur-i Shahrvaraz.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Theophylact Simocatta ranks 153 out of 642. Before him are Intef I (-2200), Nawal El Saadawi (1931), Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria (1923), Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad (1927), Apries (-650), and Taha Hussein (1889). After him are Ptolemy X Alexander I (-140), Arsinoe IV of Egypt (-68), Pope Dionysius of Alexandria (190), Ptolemy Keraunos (-318), Georges Moustaki (1934), and Ahmose-Nefertari (-1562).

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Among HISTORIANS In Egypt

Among historians born in Egypt, Theophylact Simocatta ranks 4. Before him are Manetho (-201), Eric Hobsbawm (1917), and Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani (1372). After him are Al-Maqrizi (1364), Abd al-Rahman al-Jabarti (1754), Yahya of Antioch (980), Al-Nuwayri (1279), and H. A. R. Gibb (1895).

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