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Thallus or Thallos (Greek: Θαλλός), perhaps a Samaritan, [1] was an early historian who wrote in Koine Greek.He wrote a three-volume history of the Mediterranean world from before the Trojan War to the 167th Olympiad, 112–108 BC, or perhaps to the 217th Olympiad (AD 89-93) or 207th Olympiad (AD 49-52).
Julius Africanus writes "Phlegon records that, in the time of Tiberius Cæsar, at full moon, there was a full eclipse of the sun from the sixth hour to the ninth..." [4] Eusebius, in book 2 of Chronicle (Chronicon, quoted by Jerome), refers to Phlegon's 13th book for confirmation of an eclipse and earthquakes in Bythinia and Nicaea. [5]
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.
This darkness Thallus, in the third book of his History, calls, as appears to me without reason, an eclipse of the sun. For the Hebrews celebrate the passover on the 14th day according to the moon, and the passion of our Saviour fails on the day before the passover; but an eclipse of the sun takes place only when the moon comes under the sun.
In the course of their studies, men such as Tatian of Antioch (flourished in 180), Clement of Alexandria (died before 215), Hippolytus of Rome (died in 235), Julius Africanus of Jerusalem (died after 240), Eusebius of Caesarea in Palestine (260–340), and Pseudo-Justin frequently quoted their predecessors, the Graeco-Jewish biblical ...
Outside of the colosseum setting, Roman legionaries likely played a part in capturing animals for these spectacles, with Julius Africanus recommending the task of animal capture as a form of military exercise. Some of the soldiers would earn exemption from other tasks or duties in return for successfully partaking in these hunts.
Cresconius Africanus, a Latin canon lawyer, probably fl. latter half of 7th century; Julius Africanus, an orator in the time of Nero (r. 54–68) Titus Sextius Africanus (1st century), a censor of Gaul; Lucius Apuleius Africanus Madaurensis (c. 124–170), a Latin-language prose writer; Titus Sextius Cornelius Africanus, a consul under Trajan (r.
There seems to be some doubt about what Thallus wrote (Africanus doesn't quote Thallus) and there is doubt about when Thallus wrote his history. Van Voorst says the date is somewhat uncertain and Thallus may be the earliest to write about the crufixion. The article glosses over these doubts. E4mmacro 07:34, 31 January 2011 (UTC)