Cassiodorus
Cassiodorus | |
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Cassiodorus (Gesta Theodorici: Leiden, University Library, Ms. vul. 46, fol. 2r), dated 1177 | |
| Born | Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator c. 490 Squillace, Catanzaro, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | c. 583/585 (aged 92–93/94–95) Squillace, Catanzaro, Eastern Roman Empire |
| Major works | Monasteries of Vivarium and Montecastello |
Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator (c. 485 – c. 585), commonly known as Cassiodorus (/ˌkæsioʊˈdɔːrəs/), was a Christian Roman statesman, a renowned scholar and writer who served in the administration of Theodoric the Great, king of the Ostrogoths. Senator was part of his surname, not his rank. He also founded a monastery, Vivarium (or "Castellum"), where he worked extensively the last three decades of his life.