Flavio Biondo

Flavio Biondo (Latin Flavius Blondus) (1392 – June 4, 1463) was an Italian Renaissance humanist historian. He was the first historian to coin the term Middle Ages and is known as one of the first archaeologists.

Sources

• Italy Illuminated, Volume 1 : Liguria and Lombardy, Edited by Jeffrey A. White, English translation, ISBN 0674017439 (June 1, 2005)
• Rome Restored, Edited by Marc Laureys and William McCuaig, English translation, To be announced.