Leonardo Bruni was born circa 1369-70 in Arezzo, Italy, which was the same place Petrach was born years before. Sometimes referred to as Aretino because of the city in which he was born, Leonardo went on to become almost as much a figure in the humanistic movement as Petrarch. Griffiths states that part of the reason that Bruni was so successful is because of his duel focus in scholarship of “the mastery of classical literature …showed first 75 words of 432 total…

…showed last 75 words of 432 total…to New Advent, , “His corpse was clad in dark silk, and on his breast was laid a copy of his ‘History of Florence.’ In the presence of many foreign ambassadors and Pope Eugenius, Manetti pronounced the funeral oration and placed the crown of laurel upon his head. He was then buried at the expense of the State in the cemetery of Santa Croce, where his resting place is marked by a monument executed by Rossellino.