D.

Dahn, Felix (author of 'Könige der Germanen'), quoted, 119, 152, 155, 165, 177, 180, 182, 183, 184, 197, 198, 202, 204, 206, 207, 209, 216, 221, 236, 240, 242, 248, 269, 282, 287, 320, 341, 350 _n_, 353 _n_, 356, 361, 370 _n_, 372, 375, 401, 403, 435, 437 _n_.

Daila, a free Goth, complains that servile tasks are imposed on him by Duke Guduim, v. 30.

Dalmatia, Simeon appointed to collect arrears of taxation from, iii. 25; iron mining in, iii. 25; Epiphanius Consularis of, v. 24; address of Athalario to Goths settled in, viii. 4; Arator sent on an embassy from Provincials of, to Theodoric, viii. 12; Osuin appointed Governor of, ix. 8, 9.

Danube, River, 'made a Roman stream by Amalasuentha, xi. 1.

Datius, Bishop of Milan, made steward of the King's bounty to the citizens, xii. 27. (For his history, _see_ 522.)

Davus receives sick-leave to visit Mons Lactarius, xi. 10.

Death, the inconvenience of, 'comperimus dromonarios viginti et unum de constituto numero _mortis incommodo_ fuisse subtractos,' iv. 15.

Decennonium, Marsh of, drained by Decius, ii. 32, 33.

Decennovial Canal mentioned by Procopius, 188.

Decii, Lay of the, recited at school, iii. 6; family of Liberius and Paulinas descended from, ix. 22, 23.

Decius, Caecina Maurus Basilius, Illustris, ex-Praefect of the City, and ex-Praetorian Praefect, undertakes to drain the Marsh of Decennonium, ii. 32, 33; one of the Quinque-viri appointed to try Basilius and Praetextatus (?), iv. 22, 23.

Decoratus (Vir Devotus), brother of Honoratus, appointed Quaestor, his character and early death, v. 3, 4; conflicting testimony of Boethius and Ennodius as to, 267 _n_; instructions to, as to arrears of Siliquaticum, v. 31.

Decuriae, guilds of copying-clerks, &c., connected with administration of justice, 277.

Defensor, Gothic soldier of a Roman noble, iv. 27, 28.

DEFENSOR OF A CITY, FORMULA OF, vii. 11.

Defensores of Church of Milan, ii. 30; of Aestunae, iii. 9; of the sacrosanct Roman Church, iii. 45; of Catena, iii. 49; of Ticinum, iv. 45; of Suavia, iv. 49; v. 14.

'Defloratis prosperitatibus,' meaning of this phrase, used by Cassiodorus of his Gothic History, 137 _n_.

Degeniatus = (apparently) stripped of official rank, xii. 10.

Delegatoria, warrant for increased rations consequent on promotion, xi. 33, 35.

Denarius, puzzling passage as to relation of to solidus, i. 10.

Deputati, fifteen shorthand writers of the highest class, appropriated to the Emperor's service, 111; xi. 30.

Dertona (_Tortona_), fortification of, i. 17; corn warehouse at, to be opened, x. 27; xii. 27.

Diceneus, philosopher-king of Dacia, perhaps Cassiodorus' ideal of a king, 32.

Dionysius 'Exiguus,' author of our present chronology, a colleague of Cassiodorus in his literary enterprises, 64.

Dionysius of Halicarnassus, chief authority on the Roman chariot-races, 230.

Discussores, assessors of taxes, iv. 38.

Documents not to be tampered with by the Scribe, xii. 21.

Domestici, life-guardsmen attached to the Provincial Governors, to receive larger pay, ix. 13.

Domitian, office of Master of the Horse abolished by, 99.

Domitius, Spectabilis, has received a concession for drainage of land which he is too parsimonious to take full advantage of, ii. 21; complains of seizure of his estates by Theodahad, iv. 39.

Domus Palmata, near the Forum, iv. 30.

Donativum, _see_ Largesse.

Drainage concession to Spes and Domitius, ii. 21.

Drill, need of, exemplified, i. 40.

Dromonarii, rowers in express boats, ii. 31; twenty-one dead, iv. 15.

Dromones, express boats, one thousand to be built, v. 16.

Druentia (_Durance_), River, frontier of Ostrogothic and Burgundian Monarchies, 218; provisions for garrisons upon, iii. 41.

Dux, a military officer of the rank of Spectabilis, his relation to the Comes, 90 _n_.

DUX RAETIARUM, FORMULA OF, vii. 4.

E.

Eastern Empire, Amalasuentha's relations with, xi. 1.

Ecclesiastical privileges and immunities, i. 9, 26; ii. 29, 30; iii. 14, 37, 45; iv. 17, 20; viii. 24; ix. 15, 16; x. 26, 34; xii. 13, 20; conflict between Ecclesiastical and Curial obligations, ii. 18.

Ecdicius, sons of, allowed to leave Rome to bury their father, ii. 22.

Edictum Athalarici, ix. 2, 18, 19, 20.

Edictum Theodorici, published by Nivellius, from a MS. belonging to Pithou, 116; punishment for adulterers according to, 283, 403; permission to parents to sell their children, 382 _n_.

Egregii, fifth rank in Imperial service, 92; not mentioned by Cassiodorus, 92.

Elephant, natural history of the, x. 30; brazen images of, in Via Sacra, x. 30.

Eloquence the special product of Rome--'Aliae regiones vina, balsama et olentia thura transmittant: Roma tradit eloquium, quo suavius nil sit auditum,' x. 7.

Endive of Bruttii has not the bitter fibres spoken of by Virgil, xii. 14.

Ennodius, Magnus Felix, Bishop of Ticinum (died 516), information given by, as to Boethius, 79 _n_; information as to Alamannic refugees, 195; his testimony to character of Decoratus, 267 _n_; addressed his 'Paraenesis' to Ambrosius, 358.

Epiphanius employed by Cassiodorus to assist him in the compilation of 'Historia Tripartita,' 61.

Eufrasius the Acolyte sold a house at Rome to Pope Simplicius, iii. 45.

Eugenius, Vir Illustris, receives the dignity of Master of the Offices, i. 12, 13; possibly alluded to, viii. 19 (_see_ note).

Euric, King of the Visigoths (466-485), father of Alaric II, taxation in his time, v. 39.

Eustorgius, Bishop of Milan, his petition for protection to Milanese Church granted, ii. 29.

Eutharic, husband of Amalasuentha, Consulship of (519), 27, 28; adopted as son in arms by Justin, viii. 1.

Evans, Arthur J., on the topography of Squillace, 9, 68-72.

Exceptores, shorthand writers, 104, 110, 111; xi. 25; charged a fee for the bad paper which they supplied to suitors, 483 _n_.

Exormiston, a kind of lamprey (?), xii. 4, 14.

Expeditio, derivation of, i. 17.

F.

Famine, provisions for relief of, x. 27; unusual appearances foreboding the famine of 538, xii. 25; in Liguria to be relieved, xii. 28.

Faustus, Praetorian Praefect, Illustris, rebuked for his delay in sending corn from south of Italy to Rome, 17-19; i. 35; embassy of, to Constantinople (493), 23; Consulship of, 122; severely censured for his oppression of Castorius, iii. 20, 28; sent into the country for change of air, iii. 21; oppression of Joannes (?), iii. 27.

Faustus the younger, son of the above, i. 41; enquiry into character of, on his admission to the Senate, i. 41.

Faventia (_Faenza_), blocks of marble to be forwarded to Ravenna from, v. 8.

Felix III, Pope (526-530), election of, in deference to recommendation of Theodoric, viii. 15.

Felix (apparently a native of Milan), appointed Quaestor (527), viii. 18, 19; his pedigree, viii. 19.

Felix, Vir Clarissimus, accused by Venantius of defrauding the minor Plutianus, i. 7, 8.

Felix, Consul with Secundinus (511), his character and elevation to the Consulship, ii. 1, 2, 3; ordered to give largesse to charioteers of Milan, iii. 39.

Felix, Consul with Taurus (428), 173.

Felix, an assistant (probably Vices Agens), to Cassiodorus in the discharge of his duties as Praetorian Praefect, 450.

Feltria (_Feltre_), inhabitants of, to assist in erection of new city in district of Tridentum, v. 9.

Festus, embassy of, to Constantinople (497), 23; chosen by Agnellus to defend his interests in his absence, i. 15; his claims against Paulinus, i. 23.

Fidei-jussor, guarantor, i. 37; ii. 13; xi. 4.

Filagrius, Vir Spectabilis, petition of, as to his nephew's detention in Rome, i. 39.

'Filius per arma,' adoption of, iv. 2.

Firminus, complaints of, against Venantius, iii. 36.

Fiscus Gothorum, rights of, i. 19; its claims not to be pressed unduly, i. 22.

Fiscus, rights of, as to Castrum Lucullanum, viii. 25; rights of, to estates of deceased persons (Fiscus Caducus), ix. 14.

Fishermen, not to be enlisted for the navy, v. 16; their nets not to be allowed to hinder navigation of rivers, v. 17, 20.

Fishes, natural history of: the echeneis or sucking-fish, 18; i. 35; shell-fish of Indian Ocean, their power of arresting vessels, 18; i. 35; torpedo, its numbing touch, 18; i. 35; dolphins, habits of, iii. 48; echinus, 'that honey of flesh, that dainty of the deep,' iii. 48; the strange habits of the pike and the wrasse, xi. 40; in the fishponds (vivaria) of Scyllacium, xii. 15; the anchorage, exormiston, &c., xii. 4, 14.

Flaminian Way, edict regulating prices upon the, xi. 12; to be put in order for the King's passage, xii. 18.

Flavianus, Virius Nicomachus, Consul Suffectus (394), ancestor of Symmachus, 78; a leader of the heathen party in the Senate, 78; author of a Roman History, 78.

Formulae, reasons given by Cassiodorus for composing, 138.

Fornerius, notes of, on Cassiodorus, 116.

Forojulii (_Cividale_), contributions of wine and wheat from, remitted, xii. 26.

Forum Livii (_Forli_), inhabitants of, to transport timber to Alsuanum, iv. 8.

Franks, the, dispute of with Burgundians (533), viii. 10; war between Amalasuentha and, xi. 1.

Franz, Adolph, author of 'M. Aurel. Cassiodorius Senator,' 119.

Fraudulent shipowners punished, v. 35.

Frontinus (cir. A.D. 97), author of 'Strategematicon' and 'De Aquaeductibus,' quoted by Lydus, 97.

Frontosus has embezzled a large sum of public money, v. 34; his evasions and slippery character, v. 34.

'Furtivae actiones,' those concerned in, to be punished, v. 39.

Fuscus, appointed Praetorian Praefect by Domitian, 99.

G.

Garet, F.J., his edition of Cassiodorus, 117; his ecclesiastical bias, 217.

Garismatium, a place supplying garum, 514 _n_.

Garum, a kind of sauce, 514 _n_.

Gaul, summons to the Goths to take up arms for invasion of, i. 24; Gemellus appointed Governor of, iii. 16; address to Theodoric's subjects in, iii. 17; remission of taxation in, iii. 32, 40; iv. 19, 36; especial desire of Theodoric for good government of, iii. 38; famine in, to be relieved from Italy, iv. 5, 7; placed under government of Arigern (probably before Gemellus), iv. 16; Gepid troops ordered for defence of, v. 10, 11; peace of, disturbed by Gesalic, v. 43; Athalaric's accession announced to his subjects in, viii. 6, 7.

Gemellus, Senator, appointed Governor of Gaul, iii. 16, 17; instructions to, iii. 32, 41; iv. 12, 19, 21.

Genesius, Vir Spectabilis, directed to reform the sanitary condition of Parma, viii. 30.

Genoa, Jews living at, ii. 27.

Gensemund, an example of fidelity to the Amal race, viii. 9; his history mysterious, 354 _n_.

Gentilis, barbarian, i. 46; ii. 16; viii. 22.

Gentilitas, barbarism, misery of, iii. 17.

Geometry, origin of, iii. 52.

Gepidae, ordered for defence of Gaul, to march peaceably through Northern Italy, v. 10, 11; extraordinarily high rate of pay of (?), v. 11.

Germanus, his complaint against Bishop Peter, iii. 37.

Gesalic, natural son of Alaric II, sheltered by Thrasamund, King of the Vandals, v. 43, 44.

Getae, confusion of, with Goths, 31, 32.

Gibbon, on the 'Variae,' 120; as to character of accusers of Boethius, 365; as to Theodoric's participation in murder of Amalasuentha, 433 _n_.

Gildias, Vir Spectabilis, Count of Syracuse, rebuked for oppression of the Sicilians, ix. 14 (_see_ also ix. 11).

Godomar, King of the Burgundians (524-534), 456 _n_.

Gold-mining in Bruttii, ix. 3.

Gothic History of Cassiodorus, estimate of, by its author, 29, 30, 137; ix. 25; purpose of, 30; Jordanes' abstract of, 34.

Gothic law for Gothic men (?), vii. 3; viii. 3; not for Romans, ix. 14.

Goths, delight of in war, i. 24; manner of training young, i. 38; disputes between, and Romans, in Samnium, to be settled by Sunhivad, iii. 13; Pannonia of old the dwelling of, iii. 23; in Picenum and Tuscia evading payment of taxes, iv. 14; ancestors of (Guttones), dealers in amber, 266; in Picenum and Samnium summoned to royal presence, v. 26, 27; free Gothic warriors enslaved, v. 29, 30; degrading services not to be claimed from, v. 39; disputes with Romans, how to be decided, vii. 3; relation of Gothic Comes to his Roman staff, vii. 25; oath between, and Romans on Athalaric's accession, viii. 7; settled at Reate and Nursia, viii. 26; indignant at the murder of Amalafrida, ix. 1; 'Gothorum laus est civilitas custodita,' ix. 14; dissensions between Gothic soldiers and Roman populace, x. 14; raise Witigis on the shield as King, 'indicamus parentes nostros Gothos inter procinctuales gladios, more majorum, scuto supposito, regalem nobis contulisse, praestante Deo, dignitatem,' x. 31.

Gout, a living death, x. 29.

Graius (?), Senatorial rank conferred on, vi. 14.

Grammarians, twelve eminent, quoted by Cassiodorus, 65; salaries of, to be increased, ix. 21.

Granaries in Rome, repair of, iii. 29.

Gravasiani (?), iv. 38.

Green party in the Circus, complaint made by, i. 20; complaint against Theodoric (the Patrician) and Importunus, i. 27; mentioned, i. 32, 33; rivalry of with the Blues, iii. 51.

Gregory of Tours, incompleteness of his history of Clovis, 24.

Gregory the Great, Pope (590-604), as to wine called Palmatiana, 500 _n_.

Griffins dig for gold, and delight in contemplation of that metal, ix. 3.

GUARD AT THE GATES OF A CITY, FORMULA RESPECTING, vii. 29.

Guardianship of orphans delegated by Theodoric, i. 36; of the young Hilarius not to be protracted, i. 38.

Gudelina, wife of Theodahad, letters of, to Theodora, x. 20, 21, 23; letter of, to Justinian, x. 24; doubtful allusion of, to murder of Amalasuentha, x. 20.

Gudila accused of enslaving Ocer, a blind Goth, v. 29.

Guduim, Sajo, v. 27; Vir Sublimis and Dux, v. 30; accused of imposing servile tasks on Costula and Daila, v. 30.

Gundibad (Gundobad), King of the Burgundians (473-516), Theodoric sends him a water-clock and sundial, i. 45, 46; Theodoric asks him to assist in reconciling Clovis and Alaric, iii. 2; called 'senex' by Theodoric, iii. 2.

H.

Haesti, or Aestii, inhabitants of Esthonia, send present of amber to Theodoric, v. 2.

Hannibal, death of, iii. 47.

Hasdingi (Hasdirigi?), or Asdingi, royal family of the Vandals, honoured by alliance with the Amals, ix. 1.

Heliodorus, a relative of Cassiodorus, Praefect in the Eastern Empire, i. 4.

Helladius, candidate for office of Pantomimist, i. 20; ordered to come forth and amuse the people, i. 32.

Heracleanus, Presbyter, messenger from Justinian to Theodahad, x. 25.

Herminafrid, King of the Thuringians, married to Amalabirga, niece of Theodoric, iv. 1.

Heruli, King of, appealed to by Theodoric to prevent war between Clovis and Alaric, iii. 3; King of, adopted as Theodoric's son by right of arms, iv. 2; to receive provisions at Ticinum on their journey to Ravenna, iv. 45.

Hilarius, a young Goth, grandson of Baion, i. 38; to be allowed to enter on enjoyment of his property, i. 38.

Hilderic, King of the Vandals (523-531), murders Amalafrida, widow of his predecessor, ix. 1.

Histrius (or Historius), ii. 9.

Homer quoted, as to travels of Ulysses, i. 39; as to Priam's request for the body of Hector, ii. 22.

Homo; Theodosius is addressed by Theodahad as _Homo suus_; meaning of the term (?), x. 5.

'Honesta missio' of the Theodosian Code illustrated by, v. 36.

Honoratus, Vir Illustris, brother of Decoratus, appointed Quaestor; his character, v. 3, 4.

Hormisdas, Pope (514-523), election of during Consulship of Cassiodorus, 26.

Horses, description of, sent as a present by the King of the Thuringians, iv. 1.

Hostilia, on the Po, place of rendezvous for the dromonarii, ii. 31.

Hot-springs of Abano described, ii. 39.

Hydruntum, or Hydron (_Otranto_), chief seat of the purple manufacture, i. 2.