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Jan 27, 1916 Catania, Sicily, Italy Died on 18 May 1987 (aged 71)
Italian classical scholar and historian
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About Santo Mazzarino
- Santo Mazzarino (27 January 1916 – 18 May 1987) was an Italian historian considered to be a leading 20th-century historian of ancient Rome.
- He was a member of the Accademia dei Lincei. Mazzarino was born in Catania.
- As a scholar and faculty member of the University of Catania and University of Rome La Sapienza, Mazzarino was viewed as one of Italy's leading historians.
- His influential book La fine del mondo antico (1959) examined the death of Rome as a result of decadence.
- The book was widely read among non-specialists as well, and has been translated into several languages.
- Mazzarino's primary historical contributions covered subjects such as the 4th century economy, classical historiography, and various aspects of the Roman Empire.
- As a Marxist, he blamed the same decadence for the woes of the modern world. As of 2007, his main and fundamental works are being newly issued by Bollati Boringhieri, a renowned Italian scientific publisher in Turin.
