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 |
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. He influenced fellow historian Eusebius, later writers of Church history among the Church Fathers, and the Greek school of chroniclers.