BOOK VIII.

CONTAINING THIRTY-THREE LETTERS, ALL WRITTEN IN THE NAME OF ATHALARIC

THE KING, EXCEPT THE ELEVENTH, WHICH IS WRITTEN IN THE NAME OF TULUM.

1. TO THE EMPEROR JUSTIN. Announcement of Athalaric's accession 347

2. " " SENATE. Same subject 348

3. " " ROMAN PEOPLE. Same subject 349

4. " " ROMANS SETTLED IN ITALY AND THE DALMATIAS. Same

subject 350

5. " " GOTHS SETTLED IN ITALY. Same subject 350

6. " LIBERIUS, GOVERNOR OF GAUL. " " 351

7. " THE PROVINCIALS SETTLED IN GAUL. Same subject 351

8. " BISHOP VICTORINUS. Same subject 352

9. " TULUM. Raised to the Patriciate. His praises 352

10. " SENATE. Same subject 354

11. TULUM'S ADDRESS TO SENATE. Elevation to the Patriciate 356

12. TO ARATOR. Promotion to Count of the Domestics 357

13. " AMBROSIUS. Appointment to Quaestorship 358

14. " SENATE. Same subject 359

15. " " Election of Pope Felix III (or IV) 360

16. " OPILIO. Appointment as Count of the Sacred Largesses 361

17. " SENATE. Same subject 363

18. " FELIX. Promotion to Quaestorship 365

19. " SENATE. Same subject 366

20. " ALBIENUS. Appointment as Praetorian Praefect 367

21. " CYPRIAN. }

22. " SENATE. } Elevation to the Patriciate 368

23. " BERGANTINUS. Gifts to Theodahad 370

24. " CLERGY OF THE ROMAN CHURCH. Ecclesiastical immunities 371

25. " JOANNES. Confirmation of Tulum's gift of property 373

26. " INHABITANTS OF REATE AND NURSIA. To obey their Prior 374

27. " DUMERIT AND FLORENTINUS. To suppress robbery at Faventia 375

28. " CUNIGAST. Enforced slavery of Possessores (or Coloni?) 376

29. " THE DIGNIFIED CULTIVATORS AND CURIALS OF PARMA. Necessity

for sanitary measures 377

30. " GENESIUS. Same subject 377

31. " SEVERUS. Dissuasions from a country life, and praises of Bruttii 378

32. " " Fountain of Arethusa 380

33. " " Feast of St. Cyprian 381

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