Marcus Antonius Coccius Sabellicus
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from Venice
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who authored a history of the world in 1504 entitled Enneades sive Rhapsodia historiarum. He was a pupil of Pomponius Laetus, was professor
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of eloquence at Udine
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and Venice
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. In 1487 he was appointed as a curator
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of the Biblioteca Marciana
Biblioteca Marciana
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.