The Letters of Cassiodorus
Christian servants of, punished for murdering their masters, iv. 43;
of Milan, protected from molestation, v. 37.
Joanna, widow of Andreas, intestacy of, v. 24.
Joannes, Vir Spectabilis, Referendarius, receives gift of property at
Castrum Lucullanum from Tulum, confirmed by Athalaric, viii. 25.
Joannes, Cancellarius (533-534), xi. 6;
appointed Praerogativarius, xi. 27.
Joannes, mortgagee of property of Tupha, iv. 32.
Joannes, Vir Clarissimus, Arcarius (perhaps same as preceding), pays
off the debt of his father-in-law Thomas, and takes his property in
Apulia, v. 6, 7.
Joannes, Arch-Physician, unjust judgment against, reversed, iv. 41.
John II, Pope (Jan. 1, 533--May 27, 535),
letter to, against simony at Papal elections, ix. 15;
report from, as to imprisonment of Roman citizens, ix. 17;
Cassiodorus sends greeting to, on his promotion, xi. 2.
John complains that the Bishop of Salona has taken 60 tuns of oil from
him, iii. 7.
John, Spectabilis, ordered to enquire into abuses connected with
aqueducts of Rome, iii. 31.
Jordanes, relation of his book 'De Rebus Geticis' to the Gothic
History of Cassiodorus, 34;
his quotations from Symmachus' History, 78;
as to 'Capillati' among the Getae, 260 _n_;
as to Goths by the Baltic Sea, 266;
as to threatened war between Goths and Franks, 402.
Joseph, the Patriarch,
office of Praetorian Praefect derived from, vi. 3;
alluded to, x. 27;
precautions of, against Egyptian famine, xii. 25;
his bargain with the starving Egyptians criticised, xii. 28.
Jovinus banished to the Lipari Islands for murder of a fellow-curial,
iii. 47.
Judges to visit each town once in the year, and not to claim more than
three days' maintenance, v. 14.
Julianus complains of injuries received from the servants of Bishop
Aurigenes, iii. 14.
Julian, Count and Illustris, Tata is ordered to conduct recruits to,
v. 23.
Justin, Emperor (518-527), Athalaric announces his accession to, viii.
1.
Justinian, Emperor (527-566), his negotiations with Amalasuentha, 43;
with Theodahad, 46, 47;
Amalasuentha announces her son's death and the association of
Theodahad to, x. 1, 2;
present of marbles from Amalasuentha to, x. 8, 9;
letters of Theodahad to, x. 15, 19, 22, 25, 26;
letter of Gudelina to, x. 24;
letter of Witigis to, x. 32;
his interference on bt half of a heavily taxed monastery, x. 26;
on behalf of Veranilda, a Catholic convert, x. 26;
petition of Senate to, xi. 13.
L.
Lactarius, Mons (_Monte Lettere_), description of, xi. 10;
health-resort for consumptive patients, xi. 10.
Land surveying among the Romans, iii. 52.
Lard not to be exported from Italy, ii. 12.
Largesse (Regalia Dona, Donativum),
Goths summoned to Court to receive, on the Ides of June, v. 26, 27;
Starcedius' donative stopped on his retirement from service, v. 36.
Laurentius, Presbyter, accused of rifling graves, iv. 18.
Laurentius, Vir Experientissimus, ordered to collect in Istria stores
of wine, oil, and corn for Ravenna, xii. 22, 23, 24.
Lawsuits not to be interminable, i. 5.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE, TEMPORARY, FORMULA COMMEATALIS AD TEMPUS, vii. 36.
Lenormant, his work 'La Grande Grece' quoted, 7, 8, 71.
Leodifrid, _see_ under Sajo.
Leontius, Vir Spectabilis, his dispute about boundaries with
Paschasius, iii. 52.
Leontius, Praefecture of, 105.
Letters, origin of, from imitation of flight of cranes, viii. 12.
Leucothea, Fountain of, its marvellous qualities, viii. 33.
Liber, derivation of, xi. 38.
Liberius (1),
Praetorian Praefect under Theodoric (493-500), 16; ii. 15, 16;
his fidelity to Odovacar, ii. 16;
conduct in assignment of 'Tertiae,' ii. 16;
father of Venantius, ii. 15;
arranged gift from Theodoric to ex-Emperor (?) Romulus, iii. 35.
Liberius (2), Spectabilis (possibly son of preceding), complains of
unjust judgment by Marabad, iv. 47.
Liberius (3), Senator, sent as ambassador by Theodahad to Justinian,
45.
Liberius (4, probably same as No. 3), Patrician, Praetorian Praefect
of the Gauls (526), viii. 6; xi. 1.
Liberius (5), second husband of Aetheria, iv. 12.
Lictor, apostrophised by Cassiodorus in his 'Indulgentia,' xi. 40.
Liguria, Province of, ships ordered from Ravenna to, ii. 20;
the Gepidae on their way to Gaul to march peaceably through,
v. 10, 11;
obscure allusion to troubles in, viii. 16;
famine in 'Liguria industriosa' to be relieved by corn-distribution,
x. 27;
relief of 'devota Liguria,' xi. 15, 16;
Consularis of, addressed, xii. 8;
invaded by the Burgundians, xii. 28;
plunder-raid of Alamanni into, xii. 28;
famine in, relieved, xii. 28.
Lime, the praises of, vii. 17.
Lime-kilns, President of, PRAEPOSITUS CALCIS, FORMULA OF, vii. 17.
Lucania, Province of,
Eusebius is recommended to take holiday in, iv. 48;
rustics of, at Feast of St. Cyprian, viii. 33;
Campanianus, inhabitant of, ix. 4;
'Montuosa Lucania' abounded in swine, xi. 39;
measures for relief of, during presence of Gothic army, xii. 5.
(_See_ also Bruttii.)
Lucrine Port (?) to furnish tiles for repair of walls of Rome, i. 25.
Lucullanum, Castrum (_Castel dell Ovo_, at Naples), property at, given
by Theodoric to Tulum, and by Athalaric to Joannes, viii. 25 (_see_
note, p. 374).
Lydus, Joannes, civil servant in Constantinople under Justinian,
author of 'De Dignitatibus;'
his account of the dignity of the Praetorian Praefect, 40;
on the official staff of the Praetorian Praefect, 94-114;
his disappointment with the emoluments of the Cornicularius, 101;
as to salutation of Praetorian Praefect, 297;
as to Scholares, 302;
jealousy of Magistriani, 303;
as to supply of paper for law courts, xi. 38.
M.
Maffei, Scipione, author of 'Verona Illustrate,' on situation of
Verruca, 224.
Magic, trial of Roman Senators on accusation of practising, iv. 22, 23;
punishment of, according to Edictum Athalarici, ix. 18.
MAGISTER OFFICIORUM, FORMULA OF, vi. 6;
nature of his office, 36, 37;
jealousy between his subordinates and those of the Praefectus
Praetorio, 100, 302;
Eugenius promoted to office of, i. 12, 13;
office of, held by grandfather of Argolicus, iii. 12;
as to Cursus Publicus, 99; iv. 47; vi. 6;
letter of Witigis to M.O. at Constantinople, x. 33.
MAGISTER SCRINII, FORMULA OF, vi. 13.
Magistriani, officers under Magister Officiorum, jealousy of, felt by
members of Praefectoral staff, 303.
Magistri Scriniorum, Spectabiles, 91.
Magnus, a Spectabilis, of Gaul (?), to be reimbursed for losses
sustained from the Franks, iii. 18.
Major Domus, Steward of the Royal House; Theodahad calls Vacco
'majorem domus nostrae,' and orders him to superintend the purchase of
provisions for Gothic garrison of Rome, x. 18.
Mancipes mutationum, servants at posting-stations, iv. 47.
Maniarius, complaint of, as to abstraction of his slaves by the
Breones, i. 11.
Manso, author of 'Geschichte des Ostgothischen Reiches,' quoted, 333,
336, 401.
Mappa, why used to denote the signal for the races, iii. 51.
Marabad, Vir Illustris and Comes,
appointed Governor of Marseilles, iii. 34;
instructions to, iv. 12, 46.
Marcellinus Comes, chronicler in the reign of Justinian,
as to introduction of Heruli into Italy, 258 _n_;
as to eruption of Vesuvius, 261 _n_, 262 _n_.
Marcellus on water-finding, iii. 53.
Marcian, Vir Spectabilis, employed to collect grain for Italy in
Spain, v. 35.
Marcilianum (_Sala_, in Lucania), viii. 33.
Marinus, his petition about the property of Tupha, iv. 32.
Mark the Presbyter summoned for arrears of Siliquaticum, v. 31.
MARRIAGE, CONFIRMATION OF, AND LEGITIMATION OF OFFSPRING, FORMULA FOR,
vii. 40.
MARRIAGE, FORMULA LEGITIMATING WITH FIRST COUSIN, vii. 46.
Marriage law (Edictum Athalarici), ix. 18.
Martinus, his son Romulus accused of parricide, ii. 14.
Massa Palentiana, wrested from rightful owners by Theodahad, v. 12.
Massa, a farm, viii. 23.
Massilia (_Marseilles_),
inhabitants of, to welcome Count Marabad, iii. 34;
privileges confirmed to, and exemption from taxation granted to for
one year, iv. 26.
Master of the Horse, office of, abolished by Domitian, 99.
Matasuentha, granddaughter of Theodoric, married to Witigis, 49.
Maurentius, an orphan, taken under the King's guardianship, iv. 9.
Maximian, Vir Illustris, one of the Quinque-viri appointed to try
Basilius and Praetextatus, iv. 22, 23.
Maximus, Flavius Anicius, Vir Illustris, Consul (523),
encouraged to reward handsomely the _Venator_ in the amphitheatre,
v. 42;
appointed Primicerius Domesticorum (535), x. 11, 12;
married a wife of the Amal race, x. 11;
discussion as to his subsequent history, 424 _n_.
Mercury, inventor of letters, viii. 12.
Milan, Church of, immunities granted to, ii. 29, 30;
charioteers of, to receive largesse from Felix, iii. 39;
Bacauda, Tribunus Voluptatum at, v. 25;
Jews of, protected from molestation, v. 37;
famine in, to be relieved by Datius, xii. 27;
sieges and demolition of, 522.
Militia, used of the purely civil service of the staff of the
Praetorian Praefect, 92; ii. 28;
obligations of the title, ii. 31;
used of service of Tribunus Voluptatum, v. 25;
of functions of Count of Sacred Largesses, vi. 7;
of functions of Comitiacus, vi. 13.
Militia Litterata, the learned staff, 479.
Millenarius (in Gothic, _thusundifaths_), captain of a thousand, v.
27.
Millet (panicum), to be sold to citizens of Milan at 20 modii per
solidum, xii. 27.
Minors, protection of, from fraud, iv. 35.
MINT (MONETA) MASTER OF, FORMULA APPOINTING, vii. 32.
Mommsen, Theodor, severe judgment of, on 'Chronicon' of Cassiodorus,
29, 120.
Monopoly, letters relating to, ii. 26, 30; iii. 19; x. 28.
Montanarius, bearer of money to Bishop Severus, ii. 8.
Mosaic, discription of, i. 6.
Moscius, Mons, near Scyllacium, xii. 15.
Mundus, General of Justinian, in Dalmatia, 446 _n_.
Munitarius (Winithar), ancestor of Theodoric, 'aequitate enituit,' xi.
1.
Music, dissertation on, ii. 40.
N.
Narbonne, Church of, possessions granted by Alaric, wrested from, iv.
17.
Navy, Theodoric's directions as to raising, v. 16, 17.
Neapolis (_Naples_), territory of,
suffers from eruption of Vesuvius, iv. 50;
FORMULA OF COUNT OF NAPLES, vi. 23;
FORMULA addressed HONORATIS POSSESSORIBUS, ET CURIALIBUS CIVITATIS
NEAPOLITANAE, vi. 24.
Neotherius, a spendthrift, and brother of Plutianus, i. 7, 8.
Nero, anecdote of, giving the signal for the chariot-race, iii. 51.
Nicephorus Phocas, Emperor of the East (963-969), his work of
restoration at Squillace, 71.
Nicomachus, _see_ Cethegus.
Nimfadius, Vir Sublimis, his adventure at the Fountain of Arethusa,
viii. 32.
Nivellius, Sebastianus, his edition of Cassiodorus, 115, 116.
Nobilissimus, title given to nearest relatives of the Emperor, 85, 86.
Nola, territory of, suffers from eruption of Vesuvius, iv. 50.
Noricum, Provincials of, to exchange their cattle with the Alamanni,
iii. 50.
NOTARII, FORMULA OF, vi. 16.
Notitia Utriusque Imperii,
general correspondence of, with the 'Variae,' 85;
on the official staff of the Praetorian Praefect, 94-114;
illustration of the name, xii. 23.
Numerarii, cashiers in the Court of Praetorian Praefect, 96, 108;
spoliation of churches of Bruttii alleged to be committed in their
name, xii. 13;
referred to, xii. 23.
Nursia, the birthplace of St. Benedict, 375;
colony of Goths settled at, viii. 26.
O.
Oath, mutual,
between Athalaric and his subjects on his accession, viii. 3;
between Goths and Romans, viii. 7.
Obsonia (= relishes, anything eaten with bread, especially fish), to