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Cassiodorus

c. 485 – c. 585 · 6th century

Cassiodorus was a Roman statesman and writer who served the Ostrogothic kings of Italy, holding high offices including praetorian prefect. His Variae preserve official letters of the Gothic court, and his lost History of the Goths was summarised by Jordanes. In retirement he founded the monastery of Vivarium in southern Italy, where he promoted the copying of Christian and classical texts.

Cassiodorus
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Ostrogothic Kingdom

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