Scipione Capece

Scipione Capece

Italian poet and legal adviser.
Country: Italy

Content:
  1. Jacopo Sannazaro
  2. Early Life and Education
  3. Literary Works
  4. "Elegiae" (Naples, 1594)
  5. Legacy

Jacopo Sannazaro

Jacobus Capycius (Latinized form of his name), was an Italian poet and jurist born in Naples.

Early Life and Education

Capycius was a friend of the Spanish poet Garcilaso de la Vega. He studied law and became a prominent jurist in Naples.

Literary Works

Capycius' literary output was primarily in Latin, including:
"De divo Joanne Baptista vate maximo libri III" (Basel, 1542)

"De Principiis rerum libri II" (Venice, 1546; Italian translation, Venice, 1754)

"Elegiae" (Naples, 1594)

"Epigrammata" (Naples, 1594)
His legal writings included:

"Magistratum regni Neapolis qualiter cum antiquis Romanorum conveniant compendiorum; nunc demum recognitum et instauratum" (Naples, 1594)

"Super titulum de acquirendo possessionem ubi multum in practica et in materia feudorum et constitutione regni continentur" (Naples, no year specified)

Legacy

Capycius' works contributed to the literary and legal landscape of Renaissance Italy. His Latin poetry and legal writings earned him recognition as a scholar and jurist.

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