Ottavio Panciroli was an Italian historian and writer, born in 1554 in

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. He died on 14 March 1624 in

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. He published several books, but was most famous for ''I tesori nascosti nell'alma città di Roma and Roma sacra e moderna'' (rough translation: "The treasures hidden in the haughty city of Rome" and "sacred and modern Rome"). The Via Ottavio Panciroli in Rome is named after him.

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1554 births 1624 deaths People from Reggio Emilia 16th-century Italian historians 17th-century Italian historians {{Italy-historian-stub