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36-604: It was first published by Johannes Lucius . An extended version of this work, known as the Historia Salonitana maior was published in the 16th century, and critical editions of both have been republished by Nada Klaić (Belgrade: Naucno delo, 1967). The chronicle gives an account of the arrival of the Croats: This account may be considered more similar to that which is found in De Administrando Imperio than

72-517: A History of physics museum. The university began teaching medicine around 1250. It played a leading role in the identification and treatment of diseases and ailments, specializing in autopsies and the inner workings of the body. Since 1595, Padua's famous anatomical theatre drew artists and scientists studying the human body during public dissections . It is the oldest surviving permanent anatomical theatre in Europe. Anatomist Andreas Vesalius held

108-483: A Doctor of Philosophy degree. The university became one of the universities of the Kingdom of Italy in 1873, and ever since has been one of the most prestigious in the country for its contributions to scientific and scholarly research: in the field of mathematics alone, its professors have included such figures as Gregorio Ricci Curbastro , Giuseppe Veronese , Francesco Severi and Tullio Levi Civita . The last years of

144-558: A councilman and judge in his hometown and developed intensive scientific research work. His first book Vita B. Ioannis confessoris episcopi Traguriensis et eius miracula [Life of St. John the Confessor, Bishop of Trogir] (1657) is an important source of Croatian, and especially Dalmatian, history between 11th and 13th centuries. His capital work is De regno Dalmatiae et Croatiae [On the Kingdom of Dalmatia and Croatia] (1662) in which he described

180-511: A few years before 1222, more precisely in Vicenza . In reality, the first place where this group of students and professors from Bologna settled was at the University of Vicenza , where they were welcomed. Due to various vicissitudes the headquarters was permanently moved to Padua for various reasons. The first subjects to be taught were law and theology . The curriculum expanded rapidly, and by 1399

216-537: A turbulent history, and there was no teaching in 1237–1261, 1509–1517, 1848–1850. The Botanical Garden of Padova , established by the university in 1545, is one of the oldest gardens of its kind in the world. Its alleged title of oldest academic garden is in controversy because the Medici created one in Pisa in 1544. In addition to the garden, best visited in the spring and summer, the university also manages nine museums, including

252-557: Is De regno Dalmatiae et Croatiae ( The Kingdom of Dalmatia and Croatia ). The book was published after the war of Candia , a critical moment for the Republic of Venice. In his book Lucius pointed out the difference between the Romance and Slavic Dalmatia, the habits of the people and the cultural borderlines. It was first printed in Amsterdam in 1666. This book provides an overview of both,

288-518: Is an Italian public research university in Padua , Italy . It was founded in 1222 by a group of students and teachers from the University of Bologna , who previously settled in Vicenza , thus, it is the second-oldest university in Italy, as well as the world's fifth-oldest surviving university . The University of Padua was one of the most prominent universities in early modern Europe, known particularly for

324-670: The Chronicle of the Priest of Duklja . The chronicle notes that by the time of the Byzantine Emperor Heraclius and Pope John IV , some Croats had been converted to Christianity . Both these men died in the mid 7th century, which leaves an estimate of the actual arrival of the Croats to the Adriatic at sometime in the early part of the century. It provides an extended information about

360-680: The Asiago uplands; and the old Palazzo del Bo was fully restored (1938–1945). The vicissitudes of the Fascist period —political interference, the Race Laws, etc.—had a detrimental effect upon the development of the university, as did the devastation caused by the Second World War and—just a few decades later—the effect of the student protests of 1968–1969 (which the university was left to face without adequate help and support from central government). However,

396-668: The Statute of Trogir for printing. Lucius was never married. He resided in Rome until his death and was buried there, in the Church of St. Jerome . A monument was erected to his memory in 1740. Johannes Lucius was the first Dalmatian historian who critically examined and used historical sources: documents and chronicles, inscriptions and last wills. His historical methodology was far ahead of his time. He corresponded with many famous people from Republic of Ragusa (Dubrovnik) , especially Stefano Gradi ,

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432-613: The University of Milan and the University of Pisa under the Sapienza University of Rome . ARWU ranks the university in the 151st-200th range globally for 2023. The 2024 Times Higher Education World University Rankings lists the university at 4th place in Italy and in the 201st-250th range worldwide. QS World University Rankings ranks the university 4th in Italy in 2024 and the best in Italy to study geology and geophysics , earth and sea sciences, biological sciences , psychology , anatomy and physiology . It also places

468-517: The University of Padua . He returned to Trogir and held various offices, but returned to Rome in 1654. There he became a member of the Fraternity of Saint Jerome , and then its president. He participated in the work of many scientific academies of his age and wrote to scientists from Dalmatia, Italy and Europe . He wrote a number of historical works in Italian and Latin. His greatest and most famous work

504-445: The history of Dalmatia and history of Croatia , from the prehistory to the 15th century. While his predecessors and contemporaries used suppositions as much as facts, Lucius founded his estimates on genuine sources. At the end of the book, he included certain valuable historical sources and a bibliography with his comments. The book had six historical maps . One of maps, the historical map Illyricum hodiernum (today's Illyria )

540-551: The 2023 fiscal year. Of this, €545 million were contributions paid by the Ministry of Education, University and Research of Italy , the European Union , local administrations like regions and provinces , and other entities. The remaining €232 million were classified as own revenues, of which €106 million came from tuition fees and €125 million from research-related income. The amount of tuition students pay depends on their major,

576-454: The 2023/24 academic year. The university is constantly ranked among the best Italian universities. For 2023, in U.S. News & World Report ' s World Best Global Universities Rankings , the University of Padua is ranked as the 1st place institution in Italy, taking 43rd place in Europe and the world's 115th. ARWU ranks the university in the Italian top 4, tied for 2nd place with

612-454: The Croatian kings Demetrius Zvonimir and Peter Krešimir IV . This article about Croatian history is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Johannes Lucius Johannes Lucius ( Croatian : Ivan Lučić ; Italian : Giovanni Lucio ; September 1604 – 11 January 1679) was a Dalmatian historian, whose greatest work is De regno Dalmatiae et Croatiae ("On

648-500: The Gymnasium Omnium Disciplinarum continued its work uninterrupted, and overall the second half of the twentieth century saw a sharp upturn in development—primarily due an interchange of ideas with international institutions of the highest standing (particularly in the fields of science and technology). In recent years, the university has been able to meet the problems posed by overcrowded facilities by re-deploying over

684-635: The Kingdom of Dalmatia and Croatia"), which includes valuable historical sources, bibliography and six historical maps . Due to his critical approach, he is often described as the "father of Croatian historiography ". Born in September 1604 in Trogir in a noble family, Lucius studied in Trogir and Rome, graduating in philosophy, mathematics, political sciences and literature in 1628, and receiving Ph.D. in civil and canonical law in 1630. Following graduation, he worked as

720-526: The Roman satirist Petronius , which had been found in Trogir. He also published the history of his home town in Memoriae istoriche di Tragurio, ora detto Traù ("Historical Memories of Tragurio, Today known as Traù"; 1673). He also published a book of Roman inscriptions from Dalmatia, including the inscriptions collected by the famous Croatian poet and writer Marko Marulić . Shortly before his death, Lucius prepared

756-409: The University of Padua at 219th in the world for 2024. Also, according to QS World University Rankings , the University of Padua is ranked 125th in the field of Medicine . The NTU ranking , which focuses on productivity and quality of scientific production, places the University of Padua as 82nd worldwide for 2022. The CWTS Leiden Ranking , based exclusively on bibliometric indicators, places

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792-611: The Veneto as a whole. In 1990, the Institute of Management Engineering was set up in Vicenza , after which the summer courses at Brixen (Bressanone) began once more, and in 1995 the Agripolis centre at Legnaro (for Agricultural Science and Veterinary Medicine) opened. Other sites of re-deployment are at Rovigo , Treviso , Feltre , Castelfranco Veneto , Conegliano , Chioggia and Asiago. Recent changes in state legislation have also opened

828-470: The chair of Surgery and Anatomy ( explicator chirurgiae ) and in 1543 published his anatomical discoveries in De Humani Corporis Fabrica . The book triggered great public interest in dissections and caused many other European cities to establish anatomical theatres. On 25 June 1678, Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia , a Venetian noblewoman and mathematician, became the first woman to be awarded

864-455: The fifteenth to the eighteenth century, the university was renowned for its research, particularly in the areas of medicine, astronomy, philosophy and law. At the time it was the most renowned school of medicine internationally. During this time, the university adopted the Latin motto : Universa universis patavina libertas (Paduan Freedom is Universal for Everyone). Nevertheless, the university had

900-425: The financial situation of their household and if they take more time to graduate compared to the established length of their program. Tuition is also significantly lowered for non-EU citizens of certain developing countries. There are also scholarships and fee-waivers based on merit on other factors. Generally, most students who are graduating in time and are not from low income households will pay around €2,700/year for

936-424: The future, establishing closer links of cooperation and exchange with all the world's major research universities. Since 2022, the University of Padua has been experiencing difficulties with the payments of scholarships for the "right to study", thus leaving 1955 students (207 of that international students) without any kind of accommodation and receiving stipends. The university foresaw a budget of €831 million for

972-699: The head of the Vatican Library . His numerous letters, revealing him as a man of integrity and a skillful writer are a valuable fresco of the conditions of his time. Lucius' work, written in a lapidary and clear style, based on critical considerations, is the cornerstone of the modern historiography about Dalmatia. Today in Croatia, Lucius is considered the father of modern contemporary Croatian historiography. The following are his principal published works: University of Padua The University of Padua ( Italian : Università degli Studi di Padova , UNIPD )

1008-555: The history of Dalmatia between the Roman times and 1480. The book contains the genealogy of Croatian dukes and kings and six historical Illyrian maps, regarded in Croatia as "the first Croatian atlas". The best known is map no. 6, Illyricum hodiernum [Present-day Illyricum], which Lucius dedicated to the Croatian ban Petar Zrinski , later included in Blaeu's Atlas Maior . In the book Memorie istoriche di Tragurio ora detto Traù [Historical testimonies about Trogir, now called Traù], he described

1044-422: The history of Trogir and Dalmatia to the mid-15th century. His book Inscriptiones Dalmaticae [Dalmatian Inscriptions] (1673) contains inscriptions and epigraphic monuments from Dalmatian heritage. In addition to his many other historical works, Lucius also engaged in archaeology, geography, mathematics, physics, astronomy, construction and studying of ancient Christian monuments, Roman mosaics and inscriptions. He

1080-448: The institution had divided in two: a Universitas Iuristarum for civil law and Canon law , and a Universitas Artistarum which taught astronomy , dialectic , philosophy , grammar , medicine , and rhetoric . There was also a Universitas Theologorum, established in 1373 by Urban V. The student body was divided into groups known as "nations" which reflected their places of origin. The nations themselves fell into two groups: From

1116-521: The nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth century saw a reversal of the centralisation process that had taken place in the sixteenth: scientific institutes were set up in what became veritable campuses; a new building to house the Arts and Philosophy faculty was built in another part of the city centre ( Palazzo del Liviano , designed by Giò Ponti ); the Astro-Physics Observatory was built on

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1152-469: The rigor of its Aristotelean logic and science. Together with the University of Bologna , Padua had a central role in the italian renaissance, housing and educating a number of italian renaissance mathemathicians, amongst them Nicolaus Copernicus . Today, it is made up of 32 departments and eight schools. Padua is part a network of historical research universities known as the Coimbra Group . In 2021,

1188-440: The university had approximately 72,000 students including undergraduates, postgraduates, and doctoral students. The university is conventionally said to have been founded in 1222 when a large group of students and professors left the University of Bologna in search of more academic freedom ('Libertas scholastica'). Although it is certain that schools of law and medicine with students from various nations existed near Padua for

1224-416: The way to greater autonomy for Italian universities, and in 1995 Padua adopted a new Statute that gave it greater independence. As the publications of innumerable conferences and congresses show, the modern-day University of Padua plays an important role in scholarly and scientific research at both a European and world level. True to its origins, this is the direction in which the university intends to move in

1260-665: Was a member of the Pontifical Croatian College of St. Jerome in whose catacombs he was buried after his death in January 1679. Today, Lucius is widely regarded in Croatia as "the father of modern Croatian historiography". Johannes was the son of Peter Lucius ( Croatian : Petar Lučić ) and Clara Difnico ( Croatian : Klara Divnić ), born in Trogir , Venetian Dalmatia (now Croatia ). After some schooling in his hometown, he went to Rome , where he spent two years, and then obtained his Ph.D. in ecclesiastical and civil law in

1296-464: Was dedicated by Joan Blaeu , Lucius' publisher to the Croatian ban Petar Zrinski . Since everyone was looking up to antiquity, the Zrinski believed their ancestors were Roman aristocrats. Lucius showed them that their roots reached back to the famous medieval dukes of Šubićs noble family from Bribir . Lucius participated in the dispute about the authenticity of the text of Trimalchio 's Banquet by

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