Polydore Vergil was een Italiaanse humanist, historicus, priester en diplomaat die het grootste deel van zijn leven in Engeland doorbracht. Zijn werk wordt gekenmerkt door een humanistisch perspectief, dat inzichten biedt in historische ontwikkelingen door de bril van een geleerd geestelijke en diplomaat. Zijn geschriften weerspiegelen een diepe betrokkenheid bij de intellectuele stromingen van zijn tijd, en verbinden de wetenschappelijke tradities van Italië en Engeland. Vergil's uitgebreide verblijf in Engeland bood hem een uniek uitkijkpunt om de interacties tussen deze twee invloedrijke culturen te observeren en te documenteren.
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Polydore Vergil's main point in On Discovery was to show that many Greek and Roman claims for discovery were false and that ancient Jews or other Asian peoples had priority. This is an English translation of a critical edition based on the Latin texts published in Polydore Vergil's lifetime.
This book delves into the inventors of history, told through the lens of Polydore Vergil. From the inventors of the alphabet to the inventors of timekeeping, the text covers an array of discoveries that have driven civilization forward.
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