Sextus Julius Africanus

Sextus Julius Africanus
Bornc. 160
possibly Jerusalem
Diedc. 240 (aged c. 80)
OccupationsHistorian, 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.