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Cassiodorus (c.485–585), Roman senator and consul, served in various high offices from c.505 to c.538, under the kings of the Ostrogoths, who had inherited the imperial administration of Italy. For long periods the Goths’ chief publicist, he compiled the state papers he had drafted, as their regime crumbled under Byzantine attack.

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Cassiodorus Variae

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      Publisher Liverpool University Press
      Published 1 February 1992
      ISBN-13 9780853234364
      978-0853234364
      ISBN-10 0853234361

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Cassiodorus (c.485–585), Roman senator and consul, served in various high offices from c.505 to c.538, under the kings of the Ostrogoths, who had inherited the imperial administration of Italy. For long periods the Goths’ chief publicist, he compiled the state papers he had drafted, as their regime crumbled under Byzantine attack.

      Trade Review
      ... excellent and invaluable ... * Classical Review *

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