FLAVIUS, BLONDUS (c. 1388-1463), Italian historian, was born at Forl1. After acting as ambassador to Milan, he was exiled to Venice from 1423-32, when he became secretary to Pope Eugene IV. He died in Rome in 1463.
Romae instauratae, lib.
Romae triumphantis lib. x., Italia illustrata, Decades and De origin et gestis Venetorum, were often printed in the 16th century, notably at Basle in 1531. B. Nogara has edited Scritti inediti e rani di B. Flavio in "Studi e Testi" series, no. 48 (1927).
