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Marcus Antonius Coccius Sabellicus

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Portrait of Marcus Antonius Coccius Sabellicus, by Jean Jacques Boissard.

Marcus Antonius Coccius Sabellicus (1436–1506) was a scholar and historian from Venice. He is known for his universal history of 1504, 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 became professor of eloquence at Udine and Venice. In 1487 he was appointed as a curator of the Biblioteca Marciana.

Notes

  1. ^ p. 299; Google Books.

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