Camillo Porzio
Camillo Porzio , Latin Camillus Portius (* 1526 in Naples , † around 1580 ) was an Italian historian .
Life
He belonged to a wealthy Neapolitan aristocratic family and was the son of the philosopher Simone Porzio . He studied law , first in Bologna and later in Pisa , and after graduating in Roman and Canon Law, he practiced as a lawyer in Naples .
His main literary work is La Congiura dei baroni ( The Conspiracy of the Barons ), a story of the unsuccessful conspiracy of the Neapolitan barons against King Ferdinand I (Naples) in 1485 . It is based on the authentic reports of the state trials, but is biased in favor of royal rule. It was first published by Manutius in Rome in 1565 . Of Porzio's other works, the Storia d'Italia ( History of Italy , from 1547 to 1552) is the best known. Only the first two books of the work have survived.
Works
- Camillo Porzio, Dino Compagni , Bernardo Davanzati : "Congiura de 'Baroni del regno di Napoli contra il re Ferdinando primo" / "Istoria Fiorentina" / Scisma d'Inghilterra. Milano, per Antonio Fontana, 1830 (Tre Opere raccolte in unico volume.)
- Camille Porzio: Opera. Publication per cura di C. Monzani . Seconda edizione, coll 'aggiunta del secondo libro della storia d'Italia inedito. Firenze, Le Monnier 1855 (contains Porzio's main works "La Congiura de 'Baroni del regno di Napoli contra il re Ferdinando primo" (first published in 1565) and the "Storia d'Italia")
Translations
- Camillo Porzio: " The conspiracy of the barons of the Kingdom of Naples against King Ferrante I ", in: Hermann Hefele : Alfonso I - Ferrante I of Naples: writings by Antonio Beccadelli, Tristano Caracciolo, Camillo Porzio. Jena: Diederichs, 1912
Web links
- Literature by and about Camillo Porzio in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Porzio, Camillo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1526 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Naples |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1580 |
| Place of death | Naples |