Life and Early Travels

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-0-674-59920-8
Verlag: Harvard University Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 65, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 211 mm, Gewicht: 499 g

Reihe: The I Tatti Renaissance Library

Cyriac of Ancona (1391–1452) was among the first to study the physical remains of the ancient world in person and for that reason is sometimes regarded as the father of classical archaeology. This volume contains a life of Cyriac to the year 1435 by his friend Francesco Scalamonti, which relies on Cyriac’s own records, along with several letters to and from Cyriac, and other texts illustrating his early life. These include Cyriac’s letter-treatise in praise of Julius Caesar, countering the attacks on the founder of the Roman Empire made by Renaissance republicans. A number of the texts included have been freshly edited and translated for the first time in this volume.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Mitchell, Charles

Bodnar, Edward W.

Foss, Clive

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Mitchell, Charles
Charles Mitchell (1912–1995) was Professor of the History of Art, Emeritus, at Bryn Mawr College.

Foss, Clive
Clive Foss is retired from teaching history at Georgetown University.

Bodnar, Edward W.
Edward W. Bodnar (1920–2011) was Professor of Classics, Emeritus, at Georgetown University.