Paolo Cesaretti (born 1957 in

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) is an Italian

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from the

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. He is professor of

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civilization and

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history.

Biography

He is the author of works on Byzantine

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(6th-11th centuries), the Byzantine philological tradition (6th-12th centuries),

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and the 6th century, as well as the relations between Byzantium and the West. He is also the author of monographs, critical editions, articles published in international newspapers, as well as translations such as the Secret History of

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in 1996. In 2002, he is rewarded with the

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in the "Best Non-fiction" category for his biography of the empress

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. 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.

Publications

* ''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

External links

Grandi & Associati website

CESOR website

Biography at La Finestra Sul Mondo
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cesaretti, Paolo 1957 births Living people Italian Byzantinists 20th-century Italian historians 21st-century Italian historians Scholars of Byzantine history