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Paolo Cesaretti

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Paolo Cesaretti
Born1957
Occupation(s)Historian,Translator

Paolo Cesaretti(born 1957 inMilan) is an Italianhistorian,lecturerfrom theUniversity of Bergamo.He is professor ofByzantinecivilization andRomanhistory.[1]

Biography[edit]

He is the author of works on Byzantinehagiography(6th-11th centuries), theByzantine philological tradition(6th-12th centuries),Late Antiquityand the 6th century, as well as the relations between Byzantium and the West.[2]

He is also the author of monographs, critical editions, articles published in international newspapers, as well as translations such as the Secret History ofProcopius of CaesareainItalianin 1996.

In 2002, he is rewarded with theGrinzane Cavour Prizein the "Best Non-fiction" category for his biography of the empressTheodora.

He teaches Byzantine civilization at the University Gabriele Annunzio de Chieti and at the Fondation Cardinal Giovanni of Milan.

He has also giving seminars on Byzantine hagiography of the 10th century.[2]

Publications[edit]

  • Theodora: Empress of Byzantium,Vendome Press, 2004
  • Ravenna. Gli splendori di un Impero,2005
  • L'impero perduto. Vita di Anna di Bisanzio, una sovrana tra Oriente e Occidente,2006
  • Le quattro mogli dell'imperatore. Storia di Leone VI di Bisanzio e della sua corte,2015

References[edit]

  1. ^"Paolo Cesaretti - Grandi e Associati".grandieassociati.it.Retrieved30 September2018.
  2. ^ab"Paolo Cesaretti".3 April 2017.Retrieved30 September2018.

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