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Julius Africanus

Early Christian historian who calculated the world's age.

minor

Also known as Julius

First appearance: Next Year

Julius Africanus's tie to Jesus Christ is one of the pressures that moves The End of the World—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Mentioned in the context of early Christian chronology and the end of the world.
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With Jesus Christ (professional): Julius Africanus is an early Christian historian who chronologically links Jesus Christ to world history. In Comet: Mentioned in the context of early Christian chronology and the end…

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