Africanus, Sextus Julius

Africanus, Sextus Juliussĕkˈstəs jo͞olˈyəs ăfrĭkāˈnəs[key], c.160–c.240, Christian historian. He wrote Chronologia,一个小时istory of the world from the creation to 221. Tying together the events of the Old Testament, the Greek world, and Christianity, this history helped to place the new religion in a historical context.

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