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'''Marcus Antonius Coccius Sabellicus''' (1436–1506) was a [[scholar]] and [[historian]] from [[Venice]]. He is known for his [[universal history]] |
'''Marcus Antonius Coccius Sabellicus''' (1436–1506) was a [[scholar]] and [[historian]] from [[Venice]]. He is known for his [[universal history]], ''Enneades sive Rhapsodia historiarum''. |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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Born in [[Vicovaro]], his surname was originally Cocci; he took his [[Latinised name]] as a pupil of [[Pomponius Laetus]].<ref>p. 299; [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=MhDq26Ua1tQC&pg=PA299 Google Books].</ref> He studied also with [[Porcelio Pandone]] and [[Gaspar Veronese]].<ref name=CoE>Peter G. Bietenholz, Thomas Brian Deutscher, ''Contemporaries of Erasmus: a biographical register of the Renaissance and Reformation'', Volumes 1-3 (2003), pp. 181–2; [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hruQ386SfFcC&pg=RA2-PA181 Google Books].</ref> |
Born in [[Vicovaro]], his surname was originally Cocci; he took his [[Latinised name]] as a pupil of [[Pomponius Laetus]].<ref>p. 299; [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=MhDq26Ua1tQC&pg=PA299 Google Books].</ref> He studied also with [[Porcelio Pandone]] and [[Gaspar Veronese]].<ref name=CoE>Peter G. Bietenholz, Thomas Brian Deutscher, ''Contemporaries of Erasmus: a biographical register of the Renaissance and Reformation'', Volumes 1-3 (2003), pp. 181–2; [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hruQ386SfFcC&pg=RA2-PA181 Google Books].</ref> |
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Sabellicus became professor of eloquence at [[Udine]] in 1473, but was dismissed in 1482. After a short period at [[Verona]], he went to [[Venice]], with the Venetian history he had written speculatively. He was given a teaching position as deputy to [[Giorgio Valla]].<ref name=CoE/> In 1487 he was appointed as a [[curator]] of the [[Biblioteca Marciana]]. |
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==Works== |
==Works== |
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Sabellicus while at Udine wrote an antiquarian work on [[Aquileia]] that appeared in 1482.<ref name=CoE/> He then produced a Latin history of Venice, ''Historiae rerum venetarum ab urbe condita'', with official encouragement; but it proved unpopular with the citizens.<ref>[[William J. Bouwsma]], ''Venice and the Defense of Republican Liberty: Renaissance Values in the Age of the Counter Reformation'' (Berkeley, 1968), p. 90.</ref> He wrote further works concerned with Venice, and as a humanist scholar wrote commentaries on classical authors. The ''Enneades sive Rhapsodia historiarum'' appeared in 1498. His collected works were published in 1560 at [[Basel]].<ref name=CoE/> |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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Revision as of 20:00, 5 January 2012
Marcus Antonius Coccius Sabellicus (1436–1506) was a scholar and historian from Venice. He is known for his universal history, Enneades sive Rhapsodia historiarum.
Life
Born in Vicovaro, his surname was originally Cocci; he took his Latinised name as a pupil of Pomponius Laetus.[1] He studied also with Porcelio Pandone and Gaspar Veronese.[2]
Sabellicus became professor of eloquence at Udine in 1473, but was dismissed in 1482. After a short period at Verona, he went to Venice, with the Venetian history he had written speculatively. He was given a teaching position as deputy to Giorgio Valla.[2] In 1487 he was appointed as a curator of the Biblioteca Marciana.
Works
Sabellicus while at Udine wrote an antiquarian work on Aquileia that appeared in 1482.[2] He then produced a Latin history of Venice, Historiae rerum venetarum ab urbe condita, with official encouragement; but it proved unpopular with the citizens.[3] He wrote further works concerned with Venice, and as a humanist scholar wrote commentaries on classical authors. The Enneades sive Rhapsodia historiarum appeared in 1498. His collected works were published in 1560 at Basel.[2]
Notes
- ^ p. 299; Google Books.
- ^ a b c d Peter G. Bietenholz, Thomas Brian Deutscher, Contemporaries of Erasmus: a biographical register of the Renaissance and Reformation, Volumes 1-3 (2003), pp. 181–2; Google Books.
- ^ William J. Bouwsma, Venice and the Defense of Republican Liberty: Renaissance Values in the Age of the Counter Reformation (Berkeley, 1968), p. 90.
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