Scipione Capece
Illustration — Scipione Capece Scipione Capece (Scipio Capicius; Naples, c. 1480 – Naples, 9 December 1551) was an Italian jurist, humanist and poet, professor of Civil Law and president of the Accademia Pontaniana. He wrote three poems: Inarime (1532), De vate maximo (1533) and De principiis rerum (1546).
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Scipione Capece

Incisione di R. Pastena del V. Scarpati (da Biografia degli uomini illustri del Regno di Napoli ornata de’ loro rispettivi ritratti, compilata da diversi letterati nazionali, Napoli, N. Gervasi, 1822 · Public domain
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- 1480 · Naples.
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- 1551 · Naples.
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- jurist-consultant · humanist · poet · university teacher
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- Latin
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Illustration — Scipione Capece Scipione Capece (Scipio Capicius; Naples, c. 1480 – Naples, 9 December 1551) was an Italian jurist, humanist and poet, professor of Civil Law and president of the Accademia Pontaniana. He wrote three poems: Inarime (1532), De vate maximo (1533) and De principiis rerum (1546).
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