ii. 40;

information as to his life in the 'Anecdoton Holderi,' 74, 79-84; really author of the theological treatises which have passed current with his name, 74, 80-83; and of a 'Bucolic Poem,' 74, 83; difficulty caused by the non-Christian character of his 'Consolations of Philosophy,' 81, 83; consulted as to depreciation of currency, i. 10; ordered to prepare water-clock and sundial for King of Burgundians, i. 45.

Boethius, as to character of Basilius, 246 _n_; as to character of Decoratus, 267 _n_; character of his accuser Cyprian, v. 40, 41; viii. 21, 22; character of Opilio, viii. 17.

Boethus, Bishop of Byzacene Province in Africa, author, according to M. Jourdain, of the theological treatises attributed to Boethius, 82.

Bormiae Aquae (_Baths of Bormio_), Count Winusiad recommended to visit, x. 29.

Brandila, husband of Procula, story of his intrigue with Regina, wife of Patzenes, v. 32, 33.

Breones, a Raetian freebooting tribe living near the Brenner pass, i. 11.

Bribery repressed, xii. 2, 6, 21, 26.

Bridge of boats ordered to be built across the Tiber, xii. 19.

Brosse, Pierre, notes of, on Cassiodorus, 117.

Bruttii and Lucania, Venantius Corrector of, iii. 8, 46, 47; his misgovernment of, 221; the praises of, viii. 31; xii. 15; 'opulenti Bruttii,' viii. 33; gold-mining to be commenced in, ix. 3; abundance of cattle in, ii. 39; measures for relief of, during presence of Gothic army, xii. 5; praise of the wine of, xii. 12; Canonicarii of, rebuked for despoiling the churches, xii. 13.

Buat, Count, on the life and ancestry of Cassiodorus, 118; as to Theodora's share in the murder of Amalasuentha, 433 _n_.

Burgundians, King of (_see_ Gundibad); cease to be 'Gentiles' under Gundibad, i. 46; boundary of, with Ostrogothic kingdom, iii. 41; dispute with Franks, viii. 10; league with Amalasuentha, xi. 1 (_see_ 456 _n_); invasion of Liguria and Aemilia, xii. 28; 527.

Butilianus, Presbyter, land allotment given by Theodoric to, in neighbourhood of Trient, ii. 17.

C.

Caduca bona, property to which no heir is forthcoming, and which is therefore claimed by the State, v. 24; vi. 8.

Caelianus, one of the Quinque-viri appointed to try Basilius and Praetextatus, iv. 22, 23.

Calabria, crops from, not forwarded expeditiously, i. 35; regulations for corn-traffic in, ii. 26; arrears of Siliquaticum in, v. 31.

'Calabri peculiosi,' viii. 33.

Calogenitus, sent by Amalasuentha to Justinian with a present of marbles, x. 8, 9.

Campania, practice of _pignoratio_ prevalent in, iv. 10; suffers from eruption of Vesuvius, iv. 50; 'industriosa Campania,' viii. 33; Cancellarius of, to pay pension to retiring Primiscrinius, xi. 37; the cupboard of Rome ('urbis regiae cella penaria'), xii. 22.

Campanianus, of Lucania, widow and family of, permitted to step down from rank of Curiales, ix. 4.

Cancellarius, an officer of humble rank in the Court of the Praetorian Praefect, 111, 112; origin of the name, 112; his functions described, xi. 6; of Faustus, desired to forward corn from Apulia, i. 35; Beatus (Vir Clarissimus) ordered to supply rations to invalided officer, xi. 10; Gaudiosus, Cancellarius of Province of Inguria, xi. 14; Anatholius, Cancellarius of Samnium, xi. 36; Lucinus, Cancellarius of Campania, xi. 37; Vitalian, Cancellarius of Lucania and Bruttii, xi. 39; admonition to various Cancellarii, xii. 1, 10; Sajones ordered to wait upon Cancellarii, xii. 3; Anastasius, Cancellarius of Lucania and Bruttii, ordered to send cheese and wine for royal table, xii. 12; the same, ordered to be gentle with the citizens of Rhegium, xii. 14; Maximus, Cancellarius of Lucania and Bruttii, xii. 15.

Canonicarii, tribute-collectors under Comes Rerum Privatarum, vi. 8; to collect the Trina Illatio, xii. 16; of Thuscia, xi. 38; of Venetia, xii. 4, 6; of Bruttii, rebuked for robbing the churches, xii. 13.

Candac, King of Alani, mentioned by Jordanes, 164.

Candax, apparently next of kin to a man slain by Crispianus, i. 37.

Capillati (?) of Suavia, iv. 49.

Capitularii horreariorum et tabernariorum, farmers of revenue derived from granaries and taverns, x. 28.

Caprarius, Mons (situation of doubtful, but near Ravenna), xii. 17; works of defence to be constructed near, xii. 17.

Capuanus, Senator, appointed Rector Decuriarum, v. 21, 22; his character, v. 22.

Cardinalis = chief officer of Court, vii. 31.

Carpentum, official chariot of Praetorian Praefect, vi. 3; of Praefect of the City, vi. 4; of Consularis of a Province, vi. 20.

CARTARIUS (or Cartularius), Clerk in the Record Office, FORMULA APPROVING APPOINTMENT OF, vii. 43.

Cartarii ordered to prepare transfers of property to Theodahad,