The Letters of Cassiodorus Being a Condensed Translation of the Variae Epistolae of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator

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commended for his restoration of buildings in Rome, iv. 51; a saying of, xi. 1.

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Table of the King, provision of delicacies for, vi. 9; xii. 4, 18.

Tabularii, Cashiers of a municipality, a lower class of Numerarii, 108.

Tacitus, on amber, quoted, v. 2.

Tanca, a Goth (?), accused of unjustly enslaving free rustics, viii. 28.

Tarvisium (_Treviso_), corn-warehouse at, to be opened, x. 27.

Taxation, arrears of, ii. 24, 25; iv. 14; v. 31; immunity from, ii. 30; remissness in tax-collectors condemned, iii. 8; xii. 10; remission of, for citizens of Aries, iii. 32; remission of, for all Provincials of Gaul, iii. 40; iv. 19; remission of, for one year, for citizens of Marseilles, iv. 26; weight of, to be lessened, iv. 38; regulation of, for Province of Suavia, v. 14, 15; abuses of, in Spain, corrected, v. 39; collection of _Bina_ and _Terna_, vii. 20-22; remission of super-assessment for Dalmatia, ix. 9; similar remission for Sicily, ix. 10, 11, 12; remission of, for a monastery, x. 26; proper manner of collecting, xi. 7; correction of abuses of, in Liguria, xi. 16; commutation of cattle-tax for Lucania and Bruttii, xi. 39; taxes to be paid punctually, xii. 2; in Lucania and Bruttii in time of war, xii. 5; remission of, for Venetia, on account of invasion of the Suevi, xii. 7; tax-gatherer allowed to make prepayment of his taxes, xii. 8; _Trina Illatio_ to be collected regularly, xii. 16; special requisition from Istria, xii. 22, 23; contributions from Venetia remitted, xii. 26; remission of half of, for Liguria, xii. 28.

TAXES, FORMULA FOR REMISSION OF, WHERE THE TAXPAYER IS TOO HEAVILY ASSESSED, vii. 45.

Teias, King of the Goths (552-663), his battle with Narses on Monte Lettere, 468 _n_.

Tenues = the poor, ii. 24, 25.

Terna, a kind of tax (not to be confounded with the Tertiae or the Trina Illatio), iii. 8; collection of, vii. 20, 21, 22.

Terracina, inscription at, as to draining Marsh of Decennonium, 188.

Tertiae, probably either the land assigned to the Goths in Italy or the pecuniary equivalent paid by the Roman possessor for an undivided 'Sors Barbarica,' 152; (tax), to be collected at same time as ordinary tribute, i. 14; (land), demarcation of, by Liberius, ii. 16; (tax), immunity from, ii. 17.

Theodagunda, Illustris Foemina, apparently a Gothic princess, ordered to do justice to Renatus, iv. 37.

Theodahad, nephew of Theodoric, associated in the sovereignty by Amalasuentha, 44; x. 1-4; his character, 44; he dethrones Amalasuentha (April 30, 535), and puts her to death, 45; his negotiations with Justinian, 47; his deposition and death, 49; style of address in the 'Variae,' 86; ordered to undertake a case of contumacy, iii. 15; his avarice condemned, iv. 39; v. 12; to receive farms which had belonged to his mother, viii. 23; declares that his character has changed with his accession, x. 5; chides the Senate for their suspicions of him, x. 13; thinks himself much superior to Theodoric, x. 22; intended journey of, to Rome, xii. 18, 19; his questionable generosity in releasing his mortgage on the Church plate to the Pope, xii. 20.

Theodora, Augusta (married to Justinian 525, died 548), letter of Amalasuentha to, x. 10; letters of Gudelina to, x. 20, 21, 23; alleged complicity of, in murder of Amalasuentha, 433, 435.

Theodoric, King of the Goths and Romans (493-525), his position in Italy, 16, 19; story of his inability to write, 15; relation of Cassiodorus to, 16, 19; his religious tolerance, 21, 22; his persecution of the Orthodox, 35; condemnation of Boethius and Symmachus, 35; death of (Aug. 30, 526), 37; may _possibly_ have called himself King of Italy, 62 _n_; 455 _n_; confusion between him and Theodoric II the Visigoth, 116; letters written in the name of, 141-293; learned in the Roman Republic the art of governing Romans with equity, i. 1; relations between him and Anastasius, i. 1; allusion to his adoption by Zeno (?), i. 20; his intervention in Gaul (508), i. 24; his friendship for Artemidoras, i. 43; motto for his reign, ii. 21; inscription recording his drainage of Decennonial Marsh, 188; his attempts to prevent war between Alaric and Clovis, iii. 1-4; calls himself 'Romanus Princeps,' iii. 16; his high purpose in ruling, iii. 43; his alliance with the Thuringians, iv. 1; his alliance with the Heruli, iv. 2; his rides after the hours of business with Cyprian his _Referendarius_, v. 40; Cassiodorus speaks of his 'oculus imperialis,' viii. 18; praises of, by Witigis, x. 31; his especial characteristic was patience, xi. 1.

Theodoric I, King of the Franks (511-534), death of, xi. 1; 452 _n_; 455 _n_.

Theodoric, or more probably Theodorus, Patrician, accused of assaulting the Green party in the Circus, i. 27.

Theodorus, candidate for office of Pantomimist, i. 20.

Theodoras, report of, as to gold in Bruttii, ix. 3.

Theodosian Code, perhaps referred to in the words 'Statuta Divalium sanctionum,' iv. 12; as to Decuriae Librariorum, &c. 277; as to Delegatio, 479 _n_.

Theodosius, man of Theodahad (?), exhorted to abstain from violence, x. 5.

Thessalonica, Praefect of, entreated by Witigis to speed his ambassadors on their way to Justinian, x. 35.

Theudimer, father of Theodoric, 'pietate enituit,' xi. 1.

Thomas, father of Germanus, iii. 37.

Thomas, Vir Clarissimus, complains that he cannot collect arrears of taxes in Apulia, v. 31.

Thomas, Vir Honestus, hopelessly in debt for taxes on Apulian farms, v. 6, 7.

Thomas the Charioteer to receive a monthly allowance, iii. 51.

Thorbecke, August, author of 'Cassiodorus Senator,' 119.

Thorismuth, predecessor of Theodoric, 'castitate enituit,' xi. 1.

Thuringians, King of, appealed to by Theodoric to prevent war between Clovis and Alaric, iii. 3; Herminafrid, King of, married to Amalabirga, niece of Theodoric, iv. 1.

Tiber to be crossed by a bridge of boats, xii. 19.

Ticinum (_Pavia_), inhabitants of, ordered to provision the Heruli on their journey to King's Comitatus,