1. Johannes Lucius was a Dalmatian historian, whose greatest work is De regno Dalmatiae et Croatiae, which includes valuable historical sources, bibliography and six historical maps.
14 Facts About Johannes Lucius
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Johannes was the son of Peter Lucius and Clara Difnico, born in Trogir, Venetian Dalmatia.
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Johannes Lucius participated in the work of many scientific academies of his age and wrote to scientists from Dalmatia, Italy and Europe.
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Johannes Lucius wrote a number of historical works in Italian and Latin.
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Johannes Lucius's first book Vita B Ioannis confessoris episcopi Traguriensis et eius miracula [Life of St John the Confessor, Bishop of Trogir] is an important source of Croatian, and especially Dalmatian, history between 11th and 13th centuries.
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Johannes Lucius showed them that their roots reached back to the famous medieval dukes of Subics noble family from Bribir.
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Johannes Lucius participated in the dispute about the authenticity of the text of Trimalchio's Banquet by the Roman satirist Petronius, which had been found in Trogir.
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Johannes Lucius published a book of Roman inscriptions from Dalmatia, including the inscriptions collected by the famous Croatian poet and writer Marko Marulic.
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Shortly before his death, Johannes Lucius prepared the Statute of Trogir for printing.
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Johannes Lucius resided in Rome until his death and was buried there, in the Church of St Jerome.
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Johannes Lucius was the first Dalmatian historian who critically examined and used historical sources: documents and chronicles, inscriptions and last wills.
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Johannes Lucius corresponded with many famous people from Republic of Ragusa, especially Stefano Gradi, the head of the Vatican Library.
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Johannes Lucius' work, written in a lapidary and clear style, based on critical considerations, is the cornerstone of the modern historiography about Dalmatia.
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Today in Croatia, Johannes Lucius is considered the father of modern contemporary Croatian historiography.