De Viris Illustribus (Petrarch) - Liber II

Liber II

These are the subjects of Petrarch's 12 biographies starting with the first person of the Bible. Petrarch influenced Giovanni Boccaccio Lives On Famous Women of 106 biographies which starts with the first woman of the Bible. Below is the first person of the Bible and above in Liber I is the first mythical figures that started Rome.

  • Adam
  • Noah
  • Nimrod
  • Ninus
  • Semiramis
  • Abraham
  • Isaac
  • Jacob
  • Joseph
  • Moses
  • Jason
  • Hercules

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