CONTAINING THIRTY-FIVE LETTERS WRITTEN BY CASSIODORUS:
FOUR IN THE NAME OF QUEEN AMALASUENTHA;
TWENTY-TWO IN THAT OF KING THEODAHAD;
FOUR IN THAT OF HIS WIFE GUDELINA;
FIVE IN THAT OF KING WITIGIS.
1. QUEEN AMALASUENTHA TO EMPEROR JUSTINIAN. Association of
Theodahad in the Sovereignty 415
2. KING THEODAHAD TO EMPEROR JUSTINIAN. Same subject 416
3. AMALASUENTHA TO SENATE. Same. Praises of Theodahad 416
4. THEODAHAD TO SENATE. Same. Praises of Amalasuentha 418
5. " " HIS MAN THEODOSIUS. Followers of new King to
live justly 421
6. " " PATRICIUS. Appointment to Quaestorship 422
7. " " SENATE. Same subject 422
8. AMALASUENTHA TO JUSTINIAN. Acknowledging present of marbles 423
9. THEODAHAD TO JUSTINIAN. Same subject 423
10. AMALASUENTHA TO THEODORA. Salutation 424
11. THEODAHAD TO MAXIMUS. Appointment to office of Primicerius 424
12. " " SENATE. Same subject 425
13. " " " Summons to Ravenna. Suspicions of
Senators 426
14. " " THE ROMAN PEOPLE. Dissensions between citizens
of Rome and Gothic troops 427
15. " " EMPEROR JUSTINIAN. Letter of introduction for
Ecclesiastic 428
16. " " SENATE. Assurances of good-will 428
17. " " THE ROMAN PEOPLE. Same subject 429
18. " " SENATE. Gothic garrison for Rome 430
19. " " JUSTINIAN. Embassy of Peter 431
20. QUEEN GUDELINA TO THEODORA, AUGUSTA. Embassy of Rusticus 432
21. " " " " " Soliciting friendship 433
22. THEODAHAD TO JUSTINIAN. Entreaties for peace 434
23. GUDELINA TO THEODORA. Same subject 435
24. " " JUSTINIAN. Same subject 436
25. THEODAHAD TO JUSTINIAN. Same subject 436
26. " " " Monastery too heavily taxed 437
27. " " SENATOR. Corn distributions in Liguria and Venetia 438
28. " " " Grant of monopolies 438
29. " " WINUSIAD. Old soldier gets leave to visit baths
of Bormio 440
30. " " HONORIUS. Brazen elephants in the Via Sacra.
Natural history of elephant 442
31. KING WITIGIS TO ALL THE GOTHS. On his elevation 444
32. " " " JUSTINIAN. Overtures for peace 445
33. " " " THE MASTER OF THE OFFICES (at Constantinople).
Sending of embassy 447
34. " " " HIS BISHOPS. Same subject 448
35. " " " THE PRAEFECT OF THESSALONICA. Same subject 448