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Cassiodorus
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Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator (c. 485 – c. 585), commonly known as Cassiodorus (), was a Roman statesman, 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. In his later years, he devoted himself to Christian learning and founded the Vivarium monastery, where he worked extensively during the final decades of his life.
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Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus was a male politician, historian, musicologist, and writer who lived during the Roman Empire time period. Born in Scylletium in 487, he held citizenship in both the Byzantine Empire and the Ostrogothic Kingdom. He wrote in Latin and died in Scylletium in 583. His canonization status is listed as Servant of God.
Cassiodorus is associated with numerous works, including *Grazie a te, Signore*, *Le dignità de' consoli, e de gl' imperadori, e i fatti de' Romani, e dell' accrescimento dell' imperio*, *Opera omnia*, *M. Aurelii Cassiodori Senatoris v. c. Opera Omnia quae extant*, and *Ecclesiastice [et] tripartite hystorie*. He is described in sources such as *Pauly–Wissowa* and the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition. One of his recorded quotes is "Mater criminum necessitas tollitur."
Synthesized by Vinony from 28 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Last.fm, Crossref, Wikiquote, Europeana Sparql, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- ca. 487
- Died
- ca. 580.
- Works
- 61
Top works
- Grazie a te, Signore
- Le dignità de' consoli, e de gl' imperadori, e i fatti de' Romani, e dell' accrescimento dell' imperio
- Opera omnia
- M. Aurelii Cassiodori Senatoris v. c. Opera Omnia quae extant
- Ecclesiastice [et] tripartite hystorie
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 28
- Total plays
- 72
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Recent publications · Crossref
3 total works indexed
- The Variae
· 2019 · cited 7x
- Brief Explanations of the Apocalypse
· 2009
- The Variae
· 2019
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Quotes
- “Haec enim quae appellatur arithmetica inter ambigua mundi certissima ratione consistit, quam cum caelestibus aequaliter novimus: evidens ordo, pulchra dispositio, cognitio simplex, immobilis scientia, quae et superna continet et terrena custodit. quid est enim quod aut mensuram non habeat aut pondus excedat? omnia complectitur, cuncta moderatur et universa hinc pulchritudinem capiunt, quia sub modo ipsius esse noscuntur.”
- “Mores autem graves in spectaculis quis requirat? ad circum nesciunt convenire Catones. quicquid illic a gaudenti populo dicitur, iniuria non putatur. locus est qui defendit excessum. quorum garrulitas si patienter accipitur, ipsos quoque principes ornare monstratur.”
- “Quid enim illa praestantius, quae caeli machinam sonora dulcedine modulatur et naturae convenientiam ubique dispersam virtutis suae gratia comprehendit?”
- “Paucos enim ratio capit, raros probabilis oblectat intentio: ad illud potius turba ducitur, quod ad remissionem curarum constat inventum. nam quicquid aestimat voluptuosum, hoe et ad beatitudinem temporum iudicat applicandum. quapropter largiamur expensas, non semper ex iudicio demus. expedit interdum desipere, ut populi possimus desiderata gaudia continere.”
- “Few men are controlled by reason, and few are pleased by a right purpose. The mob, rather, is led to what was plainly invented for oblivion of its cares. For it supposes that whatever serves its pleasure must also be linked to the happiness of the age. Therefore, let us grant the expenses, and not be forever giving from rational considerations. Sometimes it is useful to play the fool, and so control the joys the people long for.”
- “Mater criminum necessitas tollitur.”
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Key facts
- Saint.name
- Cassiodorus
- Saint.honorific prefix
- Servant of God
- Saint.image
- Gesta Theodorici - Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus (c 485 - c 580).jpg
- Saint.caption
- Cassiodorus (Gesta Theodorici: Leiden, University Library, Ms. vul. 46, fol. 2r), dated 1177
- Saint.birth_name
- Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator
- Saint.birth_place
- Squillace, Kingdom of Italy
- Saint.death_date
- (aged 92–93/94–95)
- Saint.death_place
- Squillace, Eastern Roman Empire
- Saint.major_works
- Monasteries of Vivarium and Montecastello
via Wikipedia infobox
Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Cassiodorus, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
[Magni Aurelii Cassiodori Senatoris V.C. Variarum libri XII. & Chronicon, ad Theodericum regem. Iordani episcopi Rauennatis De origine actibúsque Getarum liber I. quo XII. Cassiodori books eadem historia complexus est. Enodii Ticinensis episcopi Panegyricus Theoderico dictus. G. Fornerii antecessoris Aurel. Notae in [
Cassiodori libri Variarum
Magni Aurelii Cassiodori... Opera omnia: in duos tomos distributa: notis et observationibus illustrata, cum indicibus locupletissimis, quibus praemittitur illius vita, que nunc primùm in lucem prodit cum Dissertatione de eius Monachatu
![IOANNIS LODOVICI VIVIS VALENTINI, DE ANIMA ET VITA LIBRI TRES, Opus insigne, nuncq[ue] denuo quam diligentissime excusum :](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=https%3A%2F%2Fimagines.manuscriptorium.com%2Floris%2FNKCR__-NKCR__CHEB_57_075_01EGKL2-cs%2FIMG00000001%2Ffull%2F!400%2C400%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&type=IMAGE)
IOANNIS LODOVICI VIVIS VALENTINI, DE ANIMA ET VITA LIBRI TRES, Opus insigne, nuncq[ue] denuo quam diligentissime excusum :
![[Mediation, prayers and epistles]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=https%3A%2F%2Fimagines.manuscriptorium.com%2Floris%2FBNDPL_-BNDPL_ALC_37______2LZRSL9-pt%2Fidalc-37_0000_capa-capa_t24-C-R0150_000001%2Ffull%2F!400%2C400%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&type=IMAGE)
[Mediation, prayers and epistles]
Formularii; Pseudo-Aristoteles: Secretum secretorum; Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus: Variarum libri duodecim, pars
Textus varii
EN DAMVS CHRONICON DIVINVM PLANE OPVS ERVDITISSIMORVM AVTORVM, REPETITVM AB IPSO MVNDI INITIO, AD ANNVM VSQVE SALVTIS M.D.XI. :
![Hystoria tripertita Cassiodori senatoris viri dei de regimine ecclesie primitiue feliciter i[n]cipit](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=https%3A%2F%2Fimagines.manuscriptorium.com%2Floris%2FNKCR__-NKCR__21_J_000091_3FB1HS8-cs%2FIMG00000001%2Ffull%2F!400%2C400%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&type=IMAGE)
Hystoria tripertita Cassiodori senatoris viri dei de regimine ecclesie primitiue feliciter i[n]cipit
ANTIQVA REGVM Italiae Gothicae gentis Rescripta :
MAGNI AVRELII CASSIODORI VARIARVM LIBRI XII ITEM DE ANIMA LIBER VNVS Recens inuenti, & in lucem dati /
Evtropii insigne volvmen qvo Romana historia vniversa describitur :
Magni Aurelii Cassiodori Senatoris V.C. Variarum libri XII. : Liber anima I. De institutione diuinarum scripturarum libri II. De schematibus & tropis sacrae scripturae libri II. De orthographia ex veteribus grammaticis excerptorum lib.I. De septem disciplinis. Computus paschalis. Chronicon, ad Theodericum regem. Iordani episcopi Ravennatis de origine actibu?that Getarum liber I quo XII Cassiodori books of eadem historia complexus est. Edictum Theoderici regis Italiae. Enodii Ticinensis episcopi Panegyricus Theoderico dictus. Sollii Apollinaris Sidonii Aruernorum episcopi by Theoderico rege epistola. Codicis legum Wisigothorum libri XII. Ex quibus quaedam nunc primum? eduntur, caetera ad fidem veterum exemplarium diligenter emendata sunt. G. Fornerii Antecessoris Aurel. Notae in books variarum. Cum duobus copiosissimis indicibus
![Cassiodorus: De institutione divinarum litterarum.Hieronymus: De viris illustribus. Gennadius: De scriptoribus ecclesiasticis.[Cod. Guelf. 79 Weiss.]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fdiglib.hab.de%2Fmss%2F79-weiss%2Fthumbs%2F00014.jpg&type=IMAGE)
Cassiodorus: De institutione divinarum litterarum.Hieronymus: De viris illustribus. Gennadius: De scriptoribus ecclesiasticis.[Cod. Guelf. 79 Weiss.]
![Pompeius: Commentum artis Donati und andere grammatische Texte. [Cod. Guelf. 86 Weiss.]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fdiglib.hab.de%2Fmss%2F86-weiss%2Fthumbs%2F00013.jpg&type=IMAGE)
Pompeius: Commentum artis Donati und andere grammatische Texte. [Cod. Guelf. 86 Weiss.]
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Life
- Monastery at Vivarium
- Educational philosophy
- Classical connections
- Lasting impact
- Works
- See also
- References
- Sources
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Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator (c. 485 – c. 585), commonly known as Cassiodorus (), was a Roman statesman, 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. In his later years, he devoted himself to Christian learning and founded the Vivarium monastery, where he worked extensively during the final decades of his life.
== Life == Cassiodorus was born at Scylletium, near present-day Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Italy, into a family of Syrian origin. His ancestry included some of the most prominent ministers of the state extending back several generations. His great-grandfather held a command in the defense of the coasts of southern Italy from Vandal sea-raiders in the middle of the fifth century; his grandfather appears in a Roman embassy to Attila the Hun, and his father (who bore the same name) served as comes sacrarum largitionum and comes rerum privatarum to Odovacer and as Praetorian Prefect to Theoderic the Great.
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