Petrus Gyllius

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Petrus Gyllius was a 16th-century French scholar, topographer, and traveler known for his detailed studies of Constantinople and its ancient monuments.

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Petrus Gyllius canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
scholar
topographer
traveler
alsoKnownAs Petrus Gillius
Pierre Gilles
centuryOfBirth 15th century
centuryOfDeath 16th century
countryOfBirth Kingdom of France
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
dateOfBirth 1490
dateOfDeath 1555
era Renaissance
fieldOfWork antiquarian studies
classical studies
topography
genre antiquarian literature
topographical literature
travel literature
knownFor antiquarian research in the Eastern Mediterranean
detailed studies of Constantinople
research on the Bosporus
studies of ancient monuments of Constantinople
topographical description of Constantinople
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned French
Latin
latinName Petrus Gyllius
movement Renaissance humanism
name Petrus Gyllius
notableWork De Bosporo Thracio
linked to: Bosporus

De Bosporo Thracio libri III
De Bosporo Thracio libri tres
De Bosporo Thracio, libri III
De Bosporo Thracio, libri tres
De Bosporo Thracio, libri tres, in quibus de antiquitatibus et rebus gestis in his locis ab antiquis memoriae proditis agitur
De Bosporo Thracio, libri tres, in quibus de antiquitatibus et rebus gestis in his locis ab antiquis memoriae proditis agitur, item de topographia Constantinopoleos et de illius antiquitatibus libri IV
De Topographia Constantinopoleos
De Topographia Constantinopoleos et de illius antiquitatibus libri IV
occupation scholar
topographer
traveler
placeOfBirth Albi
placeOfDeath Rome
studied Bosporus
ancient monuments of Constantinople
classical antiquities
topography of Constantinople
traveledTo Asia Minor
Constantinople
Greece
Italy

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Sunken Palace surveyedBy Petrus Gyllius
Petrus Gyllius name Petrus Gyllius
Petrus Gyllius latinName Petrus Gyllius