Cassiodorus

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Cassiodorus
Cassiodorus (Gesta Theodorici: Leiden, University Library, Ms. vul. 46, fol. 2r), dated 1177
BornFlavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator [2]
c. 490
Squillace, Catanzaro, Kingdom of Italy
Diedc. 583/585 (aged 92–93/94–95)
Squillace, Catanzaro, Eastern Roman Empire
Major worksMonasteries of Vivarium and Montecastello

Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator (c. 485 – c. 585),[3][4] 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.[5]

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