BOOK X.

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