Paul the Deacon

Paul the Deacon (c. 720s - 796/7/8/9 wrote in Latin at the end of the 8th century CE while living at a monastery on Lake Como in Italy. He was able to read Greek sources due to an early education in the language. He wrote several books including Historia Romana which was written around 770 CE. Historia Miscella is an expansion and continuation of Paul's book Historia Romana by Landolfus Sagax who wrote around 1100 CE.