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

Senator Cassiodorus

• History
• Book language: English
• 622 pages

The Letters of Cassiodorus is a condensed translation of the Variae, the official correspondence of a sixth-century Roman statesman. Written during his service under Ostrogothic kings, the letters illuminate administration, law, diplomacy, and governance in late antique Italy. Thomas Hodgkin's introduction helps listeners explore the transition from Rome to the medieval world.

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