The Letters of Cassiodorus
honour of, conferred on Stephanus, ii. 28;
Comes Primi Ordinis, highest of, vi. 12;
FORMULA CONFERRING RANK OF, vii. 37;
Antianus, ex-Cornicularius, receives rank of, xi. 18;
retiring Primiscrinius receives rank of, xi. 20.
Spes, Spectabilis, has a concession for draining land, ii. 21.
Spoletium (_Spoleto_), gratuitous admission to baths at, ii. 37;
rebuilding behind the Baths of Turasius at, iv. 24;
Honoratus, advocate at, v. 4.
_Staletti_, near Squillace, near the site of Vivarian Monastery, 71.
Starcedius, Vir Sublimis, allowed to retire from military service, but
without a pension, v. 36.
Statue, theft of brazen, at Comum, ii. 35, 36.
Statues, care of, at Como, ii. 35, 36;
at Rome, vii. 13, 15.
Ste. Marthe, Denys de, author of 'Vie de Cassiodore,' 118.
Stephanus, killed by his servants and left unburied, ii. 19.
Stephanus, petition of, against Bishop of Pola, iv. 44.
Stratonicea, Edict of, by Diocletian, 'de pretiis venalium rerum,'
470.
Style, Cassiodorus on the different kinds of, 139.
Suarii, pork-butchers, subject to Praefectus Annonae, vi. 18.
S(u)avia (_Sclavonia_), Fridibad appointed Governor of, iv. 49;
order to be maintained in, iv. 49;
grievances of the Possossores of, to be redressed, v. 14;
Osuin appointed Governor of, ix. 8, 9.
Subadjuvae, deputy cashiers (?), 109.
Sublimis, epithet used in the 'Variae,' 91 _n_;
equivalent to Spectabilis (?), 91.
Suevi (perhaps here the same as Alamanni) invade the Venetian Province
(536), xii. 7.
Sulcatoriae (?), some kind of merchant ships, ii. 20.
SUMMONS, LETTERS OF, TO THE KING'S COURT, FORMULAE EVOCATORIAE, vii.
34, 35.
Sundial, description of, to be made by Boetius for Gundibad, i. 45.
Superbus, son of Armentarius, appointed Referendus Curiae, iii. 33.
Sustineo, technically used of the King's reception of his guests, iii.
22 (and 28).
Swords, description of, sent by King of the Vandals to Theodoric, v.
1.
Symmachus, Pope (498-514), contested election with Laurentius, 26.
Symmachus the Elder,
orator and leader of the Pagan party in the Senate, 78;
was he also a historian? 78.
Symmachus, Q. Aurelius Memmius, Consul (485), Patrician,
father-in-law of Boethius, information as to, in the 'Anecdoton
Holderi,' 74, 77-79;
his speech for the 'Allecticii,' 78;
his Roman History, 78;
his claims against Paulinus, i. 23;
one of the Quinque-viri appointed to try Barilius and Praetextatus,
iv. 22, 23;
commended for his restoration of buildings in Rome, iv. 51;
a saying of, xi. 1.
T.
Table of the King, provision of delicacies for, vi. 9; xii. 4, 18.
Tabularii, Cashiers of a municipality, a lower class of Numerarii,
108.
Tacitus, on amber, quoted, v. 2.
Tanca, a Goth (?), accused of unjustly enslaving free rustics, viii.
28.
Tarvisium (_Treviso_), corn-warehouse at, to be opened, x. 27.
Taxation, arrears of, ii. 24, 25; iv. 14; v. 31;
immunity from, ii. 30;
remissness in tax-collectors condemned, iii. 8; xii. 10;
remission of, for citizens of Aries, iii. 32;
remission of, for all Provincials of Gaul, iii. 40; iv. 19;
remission of, for one year, for citizens of Marseilles, iv. 26;
weight of, to be lessened, iv. 38;
regulation of, for Province of Suavia, v. 14, 15;
abuses of, in Spain, corrected, v. 39;
collection of _Bina_ and _Terna_, vii. 20-22;
remission of super-assessment for Dalmatia, ix. 9;
similar remission for Sicily, ix. 10, 11, 12;
remission of, for a monastery, x. 26;
proper manner of collecting, xi. 7;
correction of abuses of, in Liguria, xi. 16;
commutation of cattle-tax for Lucania and Bruttii, xi. 39;
taxes to be paid punctually, xii. 2;
in Lucania and Bruttii in time of war, xii. 5;
remission of, for Venetia, on account of invasion of the Suevi,
xii. 7;
tax-gatherer allowed to make prepayment of his taxes, xii. 8;
_Trina Illatio_ to be collected regularly, xii. 16;
special requisition from Istria, xii. 22, 23;
contributions from Venetia remitted, xii. 26;
remission of half of, for Liguria, xii. 28.
TAXES, FORMULA FOR REMISSION OF, WHERE THE TAXPAYER IS TOO HEAVILY
ASSESSED, vii. 45.
Teias, King of the Goths (552-663), his battle with Narses on Monte
Lettere, 468 _n_.
Tenues = the poor, ii. 24, 25.
Terna, a kind of tax
(not to be confounded with the Tertiae or the Trina Illatio), iii. 8;
collection of, vii. 20, 21, 22.
Terracina, inscription at, as to draining Marsh of Decennonium, 188.
Tertiae, probably either the land assigned to the Goths in Italy or
the pecuniary equivalent paid by the Roman possessor for an
undivided 'Sors Barbarica,' 152;
(tax), to be collected at same time as ordinary tribute, i. 14;
(land), demarcation of, by Liberius, ii. 16;
(tax), immunity from, ii. 17.
Theodagunda, Illustris Foemina, apparently a Gothic princess, ordered
to do justice to Renatus, iv. 37.
Theodahad, nephew of Theodoric,
associated in the sovereignty by Amalasuentha, 44; x. 1-4;
his character, 44;
he dethrones Amalasuentha (April 30, 535), and puts her to death, 45;
his negotiations with Justinian, 47;
his deposition and death, 49;
style of address in the 'Variae,' 86;
ordered to undertake a case of contumacy, iii. 15;
his avarice condemned, iv. 39; v. 12;
to receive farms which had belonged to his mother, viii. 23;
declares that his character has changed with his accession, x. 5;
chides the Senate for their suspicions of him, x. 13;
thinks himself much superior to Theodoric, x. 22;
intended journey of, to Rome, xii. 18, 19;
his questionable generosity in releasing his mortgage on the Church
plate to the Pope, xii. 20.
Theodora, Augusta (married to Justinian 525, died 548),
letter of Amalasuentha to, x. 10;
letters of Gudelina to, x. 20, 21, 23;
alleged complicity of, in murder of Amalasuentha, 433, 435.
Theodoric, King of the Goths and Romans (493-525),
his position in Italy, 16, 19;
story of his inability to write, 15;
relation of Cassiodorus to, 16, 19;
his religious tolerance, 21, 22;
his persecution of the Orthodox, 35;
condemnation of Boethius and Symmachus, 35;
death of (Aug. 30, 526), 37;
may _possibly_ have called himself King of Italy, 62 _n_; 455 _n_;
confusion between him and Theodoric II the Visigoth, 116;
letters written in the name of, 141-293;
learned in the Roman Republic the art of governing Romans with
equity, i. 1;
relations between him and Anastasius, i. 1;
allusion to his adoption by Zeno (?), i. 20;
his intervention in Gaul (508), i. 24;
his friendship for Artemidoras, i. 43;
motto for his reign, ii. 21;
inscription recording his drainage of Decennonial Marsh, 188;
his attempts to prevent war between Alaric and Clovis, iii. 1-4;
calls himself 'Romanus Princeps,' iii. 16;
his high purpose in ruling, iii. 43;
his alliance with the Thuringians, iv. 1;
his alliance with the Heruli, iv. 2;
his rides after the hours of business with Cyprian his
_Referendarius_, v. 40;
Cassiodorus speaks of his 'oculus imperialis,' viii. 18;
praises of, by Witigis, x. 31;
his especial characteristic was patience, xi. 1.
Theodoric I, King of the Franks (511-534), death of, xi. 1; 452 _n_;
455 _n_.
Theodoric, or more probably Theodorus, Patrician, accused of
assaulting the Green party in the Circus, i. 27.
Theodorus, candidate for office of Pantomimist, i. 20.
Theodoras, report of, as to gold in Bruttii, ix. 3.
Theodosian Code, perhaps referred to in the words 'Statuta Divalium
sanctionum,' iv. 12;
as to Decuriae Librariorum, &c. 277;
as to Delegatio, 479 _n_.
Theodosius, man of Theodahad (?), exhorted to abstain from violence,
x. 5.
Thessalonica, Praefect of, entreated by Witigis to speed his
ambassadors on their way to Justinian, x. 35.
Theudimer, father of Theodoric, 'pietate enituit,' xi. 1.
Thomas, father of Germanus, iii. 37.
Thomas, Vir Clarissimus, complains that he cannot collect arrears of
taxes in Apulia, v. 31.
Thomas, Vir Honestus, hopelessly in debt for taxes on Apulian farms,
v. 6, 7.
Thomas the Charioteer to receive a monthly allowance, iii. 51.
Thorbecke, August, author of 'Cassiodorus Senator,' 119.
Thorismuth, predecessor of Theodoric, 'castitate enituit,' xi. 1.
Thuringians, King of,
appealed to by Theodoric to prevent war between Clovis and Alaric,
iii. 3;
Herminafrid, King of, married to Amalabirga, niece of Theodoric,
iv. 1.
Tiber to be crossed by a bridge of boats, xii. 19.
Ticinum (_Pavia_), inhabitants of,
ordered to provision the Heruli on their journey to King's Comitatus,
iv. 45;
corn warehouse at, to be opened, x. 27; xii. 27;
provision dealers at, x. 28;
Count Winusiad, Governor of, x. 29.
Tituli, practice of affixing to property, condemned, ix. 18.
Totila, words of, as to exceptional favour accorded to Sicily, 397.
Trajan, oath taken by, to the Roman people, viii. 3;
noble saying of, to an orator, viii. 13.
Transmund (Thrasamund), King of the Vandals (496-523),
complained of for sheltering Gesalic, Theodoric's enemy, v. 43;
the reconciliation, v. 44.
Transmutation of metals (?), viii. 3.
Treasure, buried, search for, iv. 34.
TRIBUNATUS PROVINCIARUM, FORMULA OF, vii. 30.
Tribuni Maritimorum (in islands of Venetia), xii. 24.
TRIBUNUS VOLUPTATUM, MINISTER OF PUBLIC AMUSEMENT, FORMULA OF, vii. 10;
Bacauda appointed, at Milan, v. 25;
referred to, vi. 19.
Tridentum (_Trient_), proprietors in district of, ii. 17;
new city to be erected in district of, v. 9;
corn warehouse at, to be opened, x. 27.
Trigguilla, 'Regiae Praepositus Domus,' was he the Praetorian Praefect
whose misgovernment is denounced, viii. 20?
Trina Illatio, three instalments for payment of taxes, ii. 24; x. 27
(?); xi. 7, 35, 36, 37; xii. 2, 16, 27 (?).
Trittheim, John (Trithemius), Abbot of Spanheim,
his notice of date of Cassiodorus' birth, 9, 10, 66;
as to office of Abbot held by Cassiodorus, 56 _n_.
TUITIO REGII NOMINIS, FORMULA BESTOWING, vii. 39;
promised to owner of potteries, ii. 23;
to Milanese Church, ii. 29;
to Maurentius and Paula, iv. 9;
alluded to in Edictum Athalarici, ix. 18 (p. 404).
Tullianus, son of Venantius, 221.
Tulum, Patrician, his early history and character, viii. 9, 10;
embassy to Constantinople (?), viii. 9;
share in the war of Sirmium, viii. 10;
in the Gaulish wars (508 and 523), viii. 10;
his escape from shipwreck, viii. 10;
marriage with an Amal princess, viii. 9;
letter written on his behalf to the Senate, viii. 11;
declared Patrician, viii. 9, 10, 11, 12;
receives Castrum Lucullanum from Theodoric and hands it over to
Joannes, viii. 25.
Tupha (Tufa), an officer of Odovacar,
who deserted to Theodoric and then betrayed him, 251;
lawsuit about his property, confiscated to the Treasury, iv. 32.
Tusciae (Thusciae) utraeque, iv. 14;
Goths resident in, iv. 14;
Canonicarius of, to buy a fitting quantity of paper, xi. 38.
U.
Ulpianus, guarantor for Venantius, has lost 400 solidi by his default,
ii. 13. (As this occurred 'administrationis suae tempore,' Ulpianus
must have held some kind of public office.)
Ulysses, reputed founder of Scyllacium, xii. 15.
Unalamer (Walamir), uncle of Theodoric, 'fide enituit,' xi. 1.
Unimundus (Hunimund), collateral ancestor of Theodoric, 'forma
enituit,' xi. 1.
Uraias, nephew of King Witigis, his capture of Milan (539), xii. 27.
Usener, Hermann, editor of 'Anecdoton Holderi,' 73-84, 119.
V.
Vacco, Major Domus to Theodahad, x. 18;
to superintend purchase of provisions for Gothic garrison, x. 18.
Valentinian III, Emperor (425-455), quotation from Novellae of, ix. 18;