Bartolomeo della Rocca

Astrologer, Deceased Person

1467 – 1504

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Who was Bartolomeo della Rocca?

Bartolomeo della Rocca, also known as Cocles was a scholar of chiromancy, physiognomy, astrology, and Geomancy who lived in Bologna, Italy during the rule of the Bentivoglio.

Alessandro Achillini was a promoter of Cocles.

Ermes Bentivoglio had Cocles assassinated because of his prediction that Ermes would die in battle.

His main work, the Compendio of Fisiognomica, was published in 1553 in Strasbourg.

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Born
Mar 19, 1467
Nationality
  • Italy
Profession
Died
Sep 9, 1504

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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