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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.
C. Calvisius Sabinus (45–early 44 BC, Africa Vetus) C. Sallustius Crispus, the historian usually known in English as Sallust (45 BC, Africa Nova) Q. Cornificius (44–42 BC, Africa Vetus) T. Sextius (44–40 BC, Africa Nova) C. Fuficius Fango (41 BC) M. Aemilius Lepidus (40–36 BC) T. Statilius Taurus (35 BC) L. Cornificius (34–32 BC ...
Annianus of Alexandria, however, preferred the Annunciation style for New Year's Day, i.e., 25 March, and shifted Panodorus' era by circa six months to begin on 25 March. This created the Alexandrian era, whose first day was the first day of the proleptic [ d ] Alexandrian civil year in progress, 29 August 5493 BCE, with the ecclesiastical year ...
Translated by Jeremy M. Schott. University of California Press. Eder, Walter; Renger, Johannes, eds. (2007). Chronologies of the Ancient World: Names, Dates and Dynasties. Brill. Hainthaler, Theresia (2013). Christ in Christian Tradition: Volume 2 Part 3: The Churches of Jerusalem and Antioch from 451 to 600. Translated by Marianne Ehrhardt.
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Julius Africanus - two; orator, Christian philosopher [64] [65] Sextus Caecilius Africanus - jurist [66] Claudius Agathinus - physician [67] [68] Gnaeus Julius Agricola - general in Britain [69] [70] Sextus Calpurnius Agricola - governor in Britain [71] [72] Marcus Julius Agrippa (Agrippa I) - a king in Judea, romanized [73]
They normally occur every 25 years. Pilgrims coming to Rome during the year can obtain special indulgences, or remission of their sins. This Jubilee will run through Jan. 6, 2026.
[30] [36] They point out that in AD 221, Sextus Julius Africanus suggested the spring equinox, 25 March in the Roman calendar, as the day of creation and of Jesus's conception. While this implies a birth in December, Africanus did not offer a birth date for Jesus, [ 37 ] and he was not an influential writer at the time. [ 38 ]