Giovanni Battista (dʒoˈvanni batˈtista). 1668–1744, Italian philosopher. In Scienza Nuova (1721) he postulated that civilizations rise and fall in evolutionary cycles, making use of myths, poetry, and linguistics as historical evidence
Vico in American English
(ˈvikɔ)
Gioˈvanni Batˈtista (dʒɔˈvɑnnibɑtˈtistɑ) (also called Giambattista Vico) 1668-1744; It. philosopher