Jordanes

Late Roman historian and writer, author of Getica
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Jordanes

Summary

Jordanes is a human[1]. His place of birth was Roman Empire[2]. He was born on 600[3]. He died on 600[4]. He worked as a historian[5] and writer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (178 views/month, #7,147 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Jordanes's place of birth was Roman Empire[2].
  • Jordanes was born on 600[3].
  • Jordanes died on 600[4].
  • Jordanes's father was Alanoviiamuthis[8].
  • Jordanes held citizenship in Byzantine Empire[9].
  • Jordanes is identified as part of the Goths ethnic group[10].
  • Jordanes worked as a historian[5].
  • Jordanes's professions included writer[6].
  • A notable work attributed to Jordanes is Getica[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Jordanes is Life of Boethius[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Jordanes is De Gothorum origine[13].
  • Jordanes is recorded as male[14].
  • Jordanes's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Jordanes's Commons category is recorded as Jordanes[16].
  • Jordanes's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Jordanes[17].
  • Jordanes's floruit is recorded as 600[18].
  • Jordanes's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Jordanes's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[20].
  • Jordanes's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[21].
  • Jordanes's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library[22].
  • Jordanes's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[23].
  • Jordanes's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • Jordanes's described by source is recorded as Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne[25].
  • Jordanes's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26].
  • Jordanes's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Jordanes's place of birth was Roman Empire[2]. He was born on 600[3]. His father was Alanoviiamuthis[8]. He is identified as part of the Goths ethnic group[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[5] and writer[6].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Getica[11], a literary work[28], founded in 0555[29]; Life of Boethius[12]; and De Gothorum origine[13], a scholarly work[30], founded in 0551[31].

Death and Burial

Jordanes died on 600[4].

Why It Matters

Jordanes ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (178 views/month, #7,147 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Works attributed to him include Getica[34], a literary work[35], founded in 0555[36] and Romana[37], a literary work[38], founded in 0552[39].

FAQs

Where was Jordanes born?

Jordanes was born in Roman Empire[2].

Who were Jordanes's parents?

Jordanes's father was Alanoviiamuthis[8].

What did Jordanes do for work?

Jordanes worked as historian[5] and writer[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Mirabile: Digital Archives for Medieval Culture. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne. wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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