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 Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Summary
573 words, approx. 2 pages 490?-585? Roman Statesman and Historian Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus was born in Scylletium, Bruttium, in the Kingdom of the Ostrogoths (in modern Italy) in around 490. Cassiodorus was a statesman, historian, and monk and is credited with saving... summary from source:
Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Summary
66 words, approx. 0 pages490?-583? Roman writer, statesman, and monk who established monasteries and encouraged the duplication of ancient texts by monastic scribes, thus ensuring the preservation of Roman culture as well as Greek, Christian, and pagan works that might have... summary from source:
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Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator (c. 485 - c. 585), commonly known as Cassiodorus, was a Roman statesman and great writer, serving in the administration of Theodoric the Great, king of the Ostrogoths. Senator was part of his surname not his...
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Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by James J. O'Donnell
18,249 words, approx. 61 pages
 In the following essay, O'Donnell analyzes the compilation, content, and character of Cassiodorus's Variae, arguing that while Cassiodorus extols the virtues of Gothic rule, the work was not intended as a polemical treatise.
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Critical Essay by S. J. B. Barnish
15,909 words, approx. 53 pages
In the essay that follows, Barnish argues that many of Cassiodorus's writings, particularly those composed after he retired to his monastery, were designed to influence both the lay and clerical public in matters of politics, religion, and culture.
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Lecture by Arnaldo Momigliano
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In the essay below, originally delivered as a lecture, Momigliano studies the political atmosphere in Italy during Cassiodorus's career and demonstrates the ways in which the relationship between the Romans and the Goths influenced Cassiodorus's writings. Momigliano observes that in works such as the Gothic History, Cassiodorus intended to support the peaceful coexistence of Goths and Romans.
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