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Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli
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1391–1452 · 15th-century Italian humanist and antiquarian

Also known as: Cyriacus von Ancona, Ciriaco, Ciriaco d' Ancona, Ciriaco D'Ancona, Ciriaco De' Pizzecolli, Ciriaco di Filippo de' Pizzicolli

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Known works

  • Later travels
  • Kyriaci Anconitani Itinerarium
  • Kyriaci Anconitani Naumachia regia
  • Cyriacus of Ancona's journeys in the Propontis and the Northern Aegean, 1444-1445
  • La Roma antica di Ciriaco d'Ancona