Sextus Julius Africanus
Greco-Roman Christian traveller and historian (c.160–c.240) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Julius Africanus" redirects here. For the 1st-century orator, see Julius Africanus (orator).
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. He is important chiefly because of his influence on fellow historian Eusebius, on all the later writers of Church history among the Church Fathers, and on the whole Greek school of chroniclers.
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Sextus Julius Africanus | |
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Born | c. 160 possibly Jerusalem |
Died | c. 240 (aged c. 80) |
Nationality | Greek |
Occupation(s) | Historian, Christian traveler |
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