The Letters of Cassiodorus
Alamanni. His
conversion.
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497 Flavius SYMMACHUS
ANASTASIUS (Antipope
Aug. (II). Laurentius).
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498 Paulinus
and Joannes
Scytha.
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499 Joannes
Gibbus.
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500 Patricius Cassiodorus War between
and Senior, Gundobad and
Hypatius. Patrician, Clovis.
Praefect. Theodoric's
His son visit to
becomes his Rome.
_Consili- Conspiracy of
arius_. Odoin.
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501 Rufius About this Synodus
Magnus time Palmaris at
Faustus Cassiodorus Rome.
Avienus pronounces Symmachus
and his confirmed in
Flavius panegyric the
Pompeius. on Pontificate.
Theodoric,
and is
rewarded by
being
appointed
Quaestor.
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502 Flavius
Avienus
Junior and
Probus.
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503 Dexicrates
and
Volusianus.
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504 Cethegus. War of Sirmium.
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505 Theodorus War between
and Theodoric and
Sabinianus. Anastasius
(affair of
Mundo).
Battle of
Horrea Margi.
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506 Messala and
Areobinda.
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507 Flavius Clovis
(Ind.) ANASTASIUS defeats
Aug. (III) Alaric II at
and Campus
Venantius. Vogladensis.
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508 Venantius Tulum
and Celer. endeavours to
raise siege
of Arles.
Byzantine
raid on
Apulia.
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509 Importunus. Mammo invades
Burgundy.
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510 Anicius Ibbus defeats
Manlius Franks and
Severinus Burgundians.
Boethius
(_Author
of the
'Consolation'_).
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511 Felix and Death of
Secundinus. Clovis.
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512 Paulus and
Muschianus.
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513 Probus and
Clementinus.
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514 Senator, Cassiodorus HORMISDAS.
_solus as Consul
Consul_ restores
(Cassio- harmony
dorus). between
clergy and
people of
Rome.
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515 Florentius Cassiodorus Marriage of
and receives Eutharic and
Anthemius. the Amalasuentha.
Patriciate
(?).
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516 Petrus.
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517 Agapitus
and Flavius
Anastasius
(_nephew
of the
Emperor_).
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518 Magnus. JUSTIN I.
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519 JUSTINUS Composition End of schism
Augustus of the between
and 'Chroni- Eastern and
Eutharicus con,' Western
Cillica. dedicated Churches.
to
Eutharic.
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520 Rusticus Composition
and of the
Vitalianus. Gothic
History
(?).
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521 Valerius
and Flavius
Justinianus.
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522 Symmachus
(Ind.) and Boethius
(_sons of
the great
Boethius_).
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523 Flavius Franks invade JOHN I.
Anicius Burgundy.
Maximus. Imprisonment
of Boethius.
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524 Flavius Death of
JUSTINUS Boethius.
Aug. (II)
and Opilio.
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525 Anicius Death of
Probus Symmachus.
Junior and Pope John's
Flavius Mission to
Theodorus Constantinople.
Philoxenus.
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526 Olybrius. Cassiodorus Pope John ATHALARIC. FELIX III
Master of dies in (or IV).
the prison (May
Offices. 25). Death of
Theodoric
(Aug. 30).
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527 Vettius Death of JUSTINIAN.
Agorius Amalafrida,
Basilius Queen-dowager
Mavortius. of the Vandals.
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528 Flavius
JUSTINIANUS
Aug. (II).
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529 Decius BONIFACE II.
Junior.
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530 Flavius
Lampadius
and
Orestes.
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531 _Post
Consulatum
Lampadii et
Orestis._
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532 _Post Final invasion
Consulatum of Burgundy by
Lampadii et the Franks.
Orestis.
Anno II._
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533 Flavius Cassiodorus The Vandal War JOHN III.
JUSTINIANUS Praetorian of Justinian
Aug. (III). Praefect (June, 533-
(Sept. 1), March, 534).
which
office he
holds till
he retires
from public
life.
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534 Flavius Death of AMALASUENTHA.
JUSTINIANUS Athalaric THEODAHAD.
Aug. (IV) (Oct. 2).
and Flavius Association of
Theodorus Theodahad with
Paulinus Amalasuentha.
Junior.
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535 Flavius Death of AGAPETUS.
Belisarius. Amalasuentha.
The Gothic War
begins.
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536 _Post Belisarius WITIGIS. SILVERIUS.
Consulatum takes Naples
Fl. and enters
Belisarii._ Rome.
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537 _Post Siege of Rome VIGILIUS.
(Ind.) Consulatum by Witigis.
Fl.
Belisarii
Anno II._
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538 Flavius Collection Siege of Rome
Johannes of the raised.
(John of 'Variae.'
Cappa- Composition
docia). of the 'De
Anima.'
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539 Flavius Cassiodorus Mediolanum
Appion. about this taken by the
time lays Goths.
down his Belisarius
office and takes
retires to Auximum.
his
birthplace
(Scyllacium),
where he
founds the
Monastery
of
Vivaria.
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540 Flavius Ravenna ILDIBAD.
Justinus surrendered
Junior. to
Belisarius.
Captivity of
Witigis.
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541 Flavius He writes ERARIC.
Basilius Commentary BADUILA
Junior. on the (TOTILA).
Psalms as
far as
Psalm 20.
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542 Years " Totila twice
reckoned defeats the
Post Imperial
Consulatum generals, and