Assalti was born in
Acquaviva Picena. He studied Latin and at the age of fifteen went to
Fermo where he acquired a knowledge of Greek, Hebrew, and Arabic. He studied law in Rome and gaining repute as a scholar was chosen by
Pope Clement XI and assigned to the
Vatican Library. In 1709 he became a professor of botany at the
University of Rome, succeeding
Giovanni Battista Trionfetti. He became a professor of anatomy in 1719. Assalti compiled, edited, and published the works of
Giovanni Maria Lancisi in two volumes in 1718. He annotated
Michele Mercati's book on minerals,
Metallotheca (1717). == References ==