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Feliks Petančić
Feliks Petančić (), known in Latin as Felix Petancius and in Italian language, Italian as Felice Petanzio, was a Renaissance humanist, historian, scribe and illustrator. A native of Dubrovnik, he worked as a diplomat for both the Republic of Ragusa and the Kingdom of Hungary (1301–1526), Kingdom of Hungary. His diplomatic travels took him to France, Italy and the Ottoman Empire. Petančić is considered one of the Croatian Latin literature, Croatian Latinists. Three works of varying originality are attributed to him. All concern the Ottoman wars in Europe. ''Historia Turcica'', a history of the Ottoman Empire, is partially original and partially copied from a work by Niccolò Sagundino. ''Quibus itineribus Turci sint aggrediendi'', on the geography of the Ottoman Balkans, is plagiarised from a work by Martin Segon. ''Genealogia Turcorum imperatorum'' discusses the internal state of the Ottoman Empire. It is based on firsthand experience. In addition to his writings, Petančić ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin
Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area around Rome, Italy. Through the expansion of the Roman Republic, it became the dominant language in the Italian Peninsula and subsequently throughout the Roman Empire. It has greatly influenced many languages, Latin influence in English, including English, having contributed List of Latin words with English derivatives, many words to the English lexicon, particularly after the Christianity in Anglo-Saxon England, Christianization of the Anglo-Saxons and the Norman Conquest. Latin Root (linguistics), roots appear frequently in the technical vocabulary used by fields such as theology, List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names, the sciences, List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes, medicine, and List of Latin legal terms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
