Chapter 14

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