Updated September 2026
About Cyriacus of Ancona
Cyriacus of Ancona or Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli was a humanist and antiquarian who came from a prominent family of merchants in Ancona, a maritime republic on the Adriatic coast of the Italian Peninsula. He has been called the "Father of Archaeology":
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