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Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator (c. 485 – c. 585), commonly known as Cassiodorus (/ ˌ k æ s i oʊ ˈ d ɔːr ə s /), was a Christian, Roman statesman, renowned scholar of antiquity, and writer serving in the administration of Theodoric the Great, king of the Ostrogoths.
Cassiodorus (born ad 490, Scylletium, Bruttium, kingdom of the Ostrogoths [now Squillace, Italy]—died c. 585, Vivarium Monastery, near Scylletium) was a historian, statesman, and monk who helped to save the culture of Rome at a time of impending barbarism.
4 days ago · Cassiodorus. (c. 485—580) Quick Reference. Politician, writer, and monk ( c. ad 490– c. 585). His Bruttian family had a tradition of provincial leadership and official service. He assisted his father, praetorian prefect of Italy, 503–7, under the Ostrogothic king Theoderic.
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Cassiodorus was a prominent participant in the political, intellectual, and religious life of 6th-century ce Italy, and a learned scholar of the classical and Christian traditions. As a member of the administration of the Gothic government under Theoderic and his successors, he advanced through what may be considered the late-Roman cursus honorum.
May 18, 2018 · Cassiodorus (Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator) (kăshōdō´rəs), c.485–c.585, Roman statesman and author.
CASSIODORUS SENATOR, Flavius Magnus Aurelius (generally known as Cassiodorus, although his main name was Senator), statesman, writer and founder of the religious community of Vivarium; born around 485, possibly in Squillace (in modern-day Calabria, Southern Italy), died around 580 in Vivarium.
