Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina

Gian Vincenzo Gravina
Gian Vincenzo Gravina
Born(1664-01-20)20 January 1664
Roggiano Gravina, Kingdom of Naples
Died6 January 1718(1718-01-06) (aged 53)
Rome, Papal States
Occupationman of letters and jurist
NationalityItalian
Period17th century
Notable worksOrigines juris civilis
De Romano imperio 

Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina (20 January 1664 6 January 1718) was an Italian man of letters and jurist. He was born at Roggiano Gravina, a small town near Cosenza, in Calabria. He was the adoptive father of the poet Metastasio.