Paolo Cesaretti (born 1957 in Milan) is an Italian historian, lecturer from the University of Bergamo.

[2] He is also the author of monographs, critical editions, articles published in international newspapers, as well as translations such as the Secret History of Procopius of Caesarea in Italian in 1996.

In 2002, he is rewarded with the Grinzane Cavour Prize in the "Best Non-fiction" category for his biography of the empress Theodora.

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.