abuses of, in Spain, corrected,v. 39;collection ofBinaandTerna,vii. 20-22;remission of super-assessment for Dalmatia,ix. 9;similar remission for Sicily,ix. 10,11,12;remission of, for a monastery,x. 26;proper manner of collecting,xi. 7;correction of abuses of, in Liguria,xi. 16;commutation of cattle-tax for Lucania and Bruttii,xi. 39;taxes to be paid punctually,xii. 2;in Lucania and Bruttii in time of war,xii. 5;remission of, for Venetia, on account of invasion of the Suevi,xii. 7;tax-gatherer allowed to make prepayment of his taxes,xii. 8;Trina Illatioto be collected regularly,xii. 16;special requisition from Istria,xii. 22,23;contributions from Venetia remitted,xii. 26;remission of half of, for Liguria,xii. 28.Taxes, Formula for Remission of, where the Taxpayer is too heavily Assessed,vii. 45.Teias, King of the Goths (552-663), his battle with Narses on Monte Lettere,468n.Tenues = the poor,ii. 24,25.Terna, a kind of tax (not to be confounded with the Tertiae or the Trina Illatio),iii. 8;collection of,vii. 20,21,22.Terracina, inscription at, as to draining Marsh of Decennonium,188.Tertiae, probably either the land assigned to the Goths in Italy or the pecuniary equivalent paid by the Roman possessor for an undivided 'Sors Barbarica,'152;(tax), to be collected at same time as ordinary tribute,i. 14;(land), demarcation of, by Liberius,ii. 16;(tax), immunity from,ii. 17.Theodagunda, Illustris Foemina, apparently a Gothic princess, ordered to do justice to Renatus,iv. 37.Theodahad, nephew of Theodoric, associated in the sovereignty by Amalasuentha,44;x. 1-4;his character,44;he dethrones Amalasuentha (April 30, 535), and puts her to death,45;his negotiations with Justinian,47;his deposition and death,49;style of address in the 'Variae,'86;ordered to undertake a case of contumacy,iii. 15;his avarice condemned,iv. 39;v. 12;to receive farms which had belonged to his mother,viii. 23;declares that his character has changed with his accession,x. 5;chides the Senate for their suspicions of him,x. 13;thinks himself much superior to Theodoric,x. 22;intended journey of, to Rome,xii. 18,19;his questionable generosity in releasing his mortgage on the Church plate to the Pope,xii. 20.Theodora, Augusta (married to Justinian 525, died 548), letter of Amalasuentha to,x. 10;letters of Gudelina to,x. 20,21,23;alleged complicity of, in murder of Amalasuentha,433,435.Theodoric, King of the Goths and Romans (493-525), his position in Italy,16,19;story of his inability to write,15;relation of Cassiodorus to,16,19;his religious tolerance,21,22;his persecution of the Orthodox,35;condemnation of Boethius and Symmachus,35;death of (Aug. 30, 526),37;maypossiblyhave called himself King of Italy,62n;455n;confusion between him and Theodoric II the Visigoth,116;letters written in the name of,141-293;learned in the Roman Republic the art of governing Romans with equity,i. 1;relations between him and Anastasius,i. 1;allusion to his adoption by Zeno (?),i. 20;his intervention in Gaul (508),i. 24;his friendship for Artemidoras,i. 43;motto for his reign,ii. 21;inscription recording his drainage of Decennonial Marsh,188;his attempts to prevent war between Alaric and Clovis,iii. 1-4;calls himself 'Romanus Princeps,'iii. 16;his high purpose in ruling,iii. 43;his alliance with the Thuringians,iv. 1;his alliance with the Heruli,iv. 2;his rides after the hours of business with Cyprian hisReferendarius,v. 40;Cassiodorus speaks of his 'oculus imperialis,'viii. 18;praises of, by Witigis,x. 31;his especial characteristic was patience,xi. 1.Theodoric I, King of the Franks (511-534), death of,xi. 1;452n;455n.Theodoric, or more probably Theodorus, Patrician, accused of assaulting the Green party in the Circus,i. 27.Theodorus, candidate for office of Pantomimist,i. 20.Theodoras, report of, as to gold in Bruttii,ix. 3.Theodosian Code, perhaps referred to in the words 'Statuta Divalium sanctionum,'iv. 12;as to Decuriae Librariorum, &c.277;as to Delegatio,479n.Theodosius, man of Theodahad (?), exhorted to abstain from violence,x. 5.Thessalonica, Praefect of, entreated by Witigis to speed his ambassadors on their way to Justinian,x. 35.Theudimer, father of Theodoric, 'pietate enituit,'xi. 1.Thomas, father of Germanus,iii. 37.Thomas, Vir Clarissimus, complains that he cannot collect arrears of taxes in Apulia,v. 31.Thomas, Vir Honestus, hopelessly in debt for taxes on Apulian farms,v. 6,7.Thomas the Charioteer to receive a monthly allowance,iii. 51.Thorbecke, August, author of 'Cassiodorus Senator,'119.Thorismuth, predecessor of Theodoric, 'castitate enituit,'xi. 1.Thuringians, King of, appealed to by Theodoric to prevent war between Clovis and Alaric,iii. 3;Herminafrid, King of, married to Amalabirga, niece of Theodoric,iv. 1.Tiber to be crossed by a bridge of boats,xii. 19.Ticinum (Pavia), inhabitants of, ordered to provision the Heruli on their journey to King's Comitatus,iv. 45;corn warehouse at, to be opened,x. 27;xii. 27;provision dealers at,x. 28;Count Winusiad, Governor of,x. 29.Tituli, practice of affixing to property, condemned,ix. 18.Totila, words of, as to exceptional favour accorded to Sicily,397.Trajan, oath taken by, to the Roman people,viii. 3;noble saying of, to an orator,viii. 13.Transmund(Thrasamund), King of the Vandals (496-523), complained of for sheltering Gesalic, Theodoric's enemy,v. 43;the reconciliation,v. 44.Transmutation of metals (?),viii. 3.Treasure, buried, search for,iv. 34.Tribunatus Provinciarum, Formula of,vii. 30.Tribuni Maritimorum (in islands of Venetia),xii. 24.Tribunus Voluptatum, Minister of Public Amusement, Formula of,vii. 10;Bacauda appointed, at Milan,v. 25;referred to,vi. 19.Tridentum (Trient), proprietors in district of,ii. 17;new city to be erected in district of,v. 9;corn warehouse at, to be opened,x. 27.Trigguilla, 'Regiae Praepositus Domus,' was he the Praetorian Praefect whose misgovernment is denounced,viii. 20?Trina Illatio, three instalments for payment of taxes,ii. 24;x. 27(?);xi. 7,35,36,37;xii. 2,16,27(?).Trittheim, John (Trithemius), Abbot of Spanheim, his notice of date of Cassiodorus' birth,9,10,66;as to office of Abbot held by Cassiodorus,56n.Tuitio Regii Nominis, Formula bestowing,vii. 39;promised to owner of potteries,ii. 23;to Milanese Church,ii. 29;to Maurentius and Paula,iv. 9;alluded to in Edictum Athalarici,ix. 18(p.404).Tullianus, son of Venantius,221.Tulum, Patrician, his early history and character,viii. 9,10;embassy to Constantinople (?),viii. 9;share in the war of Sirmium,viii. 10;in the Gaulish wars (508 and 523),viii. 10;his escape from shipwreck,viii. 10;marriage with an Amal princess,viii. 9;letter written on his behalf to the Senate,viii. 11;declared Patrician,viii. 9,10,11,12;receives Castrum Lucullanum from Theodoric and hands it over to Joannes,viii. 25.Tupha (Tufa), an officer of Odovacar, who deserted to Theodoric and then betrayed him,251;lawsuit about his property, confiscated to the Treasury,iv. 32.Tusciae (Thusciae) utraeque,iv. 14;Goths resident in,iv. 14;Canonicarius of, to buy a fitting quantity of paper,xi. 38.U.Ulpianus, guarantor for Venantius, has lost 400 solidi by his default,ii. 13.(As this occurred 'administrationis suae tempore,' Ulpianus must have held some kind of public office.)Ulysses, reputed founder of Scyllacium,xii. 15.Unalamer(Walamir), uncle of Theodoric, 'fide enituit,'xi. 1.Unimundus (Hunimund), collateral ancestor of Theodoric, 'forma enituit,'xi. 1.Uraias, nephew of King Witigis, his capture of Milan (539),xii. 27.Usener, Hermann, editor of 'Anecdoton Holderi,'73-84,119.V.Vacco, Major Domus to Theodahad,x. 18;to superintend purchase of provisions for Gothic garrison,x. 18.Valentinian III, Emperor (425-455), quotation from Novellae of,ix. 18;Placidia's guardianship of,xi. 1.Valerian, a Spectabilis, citizen of Syracuse, sons of, to be detained in Rome,iv. 6.Valeriana, Adeodatus condemned for rape of,iii. 46.Vandals, King of (Thrasamund), sends presents to Theodoric,v. 1. (SeealsoTransmundandHilderic.)Vandals, allusion to,v. 17.'Variae' of Cassiodorus, their style described,16-19;not arranged in chronological order,22;time and manner of their editing,51,52;reason of the name,138,139.Velia (or Volia), dispute between Possessores and Curiales of,iv. 11.Venantius (1), guardian of Plutianus, his accusation of Felix,i. 7,8.Venantius (2), by his dishonesty has caused his guarantor Ulpianus to forfeit 400 solidi,ii. 13.Venantius (3), son of Liberius, Vir Illustris, praises of,ii. 15;made Comes Domesticorum,ii. 15,16;rebuked for remissness in collection of taxes when Corrector of Bruttii and Lucania,iii. 8;complaints of Firminus against,iii. 36;his alleged unjust judgment of Adeodatus,iii. 46;descended from the ancient Decii,ix. 23;congratulated on Consulship of his son Paulinus (534),ix. 23.Venerius, a farmer, unjustly reduced to slavery by Tanca,viii. 28.Venetia, Province of, Gepidae on their way to Gaul to march peaceably through,v. 10,11;famine in 'devotae Venetiae' to be relieved by corn distribution,x. 27;Canonicarius of, ordered to collect wine for the King's table,xii. 4;taxes of, remitted, on account of invasion of the Suevi,xii. 7;'Venetiae praedicabiles,'xii. 24;scarcity of crops in,xii. 26.Venice, letter containing first historical notice of (537),xii. 24.Veranilda, convert from Arianism to Catholic faith, interceded for by Justinian,x. 26.Vercelli, grant of freedom from taxation made to Church of,i. 26.Veredarii, drivers of the royal mail,ii. 31.Veredi, post-horses, not to be overworked,iv. 47.Verruca (perhapsDos Trento), near Trient, description of the fort of,iii. 48;meaning of the word,223,n1.Vesuvius, eruption of,iv. 50.Vicarius, a Spectabilis and Governor of a Diocese,90;i. 37.Vicarius Praefectorum (?), title borne by Gemellus as Governor of Gaul,iii. 16.Vicarius Portus, Formula of,vii. 23.Vicarius Urbis Romae, Formula of,vi. 15;limits of his jurisdiction,88.Vice-dominus (?), servants of, have oppressed Provincials of Suavia,v. 14.Victor Tunnunensis, chronicler (died in 569), as to the death of Amalafrida,384n.Victor, Vir Spectabilis, Censitor of Sicily, severely rebuked for acts of oppression,ix. 12.Vigilus, Pope (537-555), allusion to by Cassiodorus,6;brother of Reparatus,390;perhaps alluded to by Gudelina,x. 20(seep.433n).Villiciorum Tuitio (?), removed in Spain, as being costly and unpopular,v. 39.Virgil quoted,63n;xii. 14.Vivarian Monastery, founded by Cassiodorus, near Scyllacium,55;site of,71.Vivianus, Spectabilis, renouncing the world, foregoes the benefit of an unjust decree which he has obtained against Joannes,iv. 41.Volcanoes, nature of,iii. 47;iv. 50.Volusianus, one of the Quinque-viri appointed to try Basilius and Praetextatus,iv. 22,23;died at Easter,iv. 42;his sons robbed of their possessions by a heartless intriguer,iv. 42.Vulcanian Islands (Lipari), a murderer banished to,iii. 47.W.Walamir (seeUnalamer).Warni (or Guarni), King of, appealed to by Theodoric to prevent war between Clovis and Alaric,iii. 3.Water-clock, description of, to be made by Boetius for Gundibad,i. 45.Water-finder has come from Africa to Rome,iii. 53;description of his art,iii. 53.Wine, Acinaticium,xii. 4;Palmatiana,xii. 12;of Gaza,xii. 12;Sabine,xii. 12.Winithar (seeMunitarius).Winusiad, Comes, Governor of Ticinum, recommended to visit baths of Bormio,x. 29.Witigis (or Vitigis), King of the Goths (536-540), proclamation announcing his accession,49;x. 31;letters written in the name of,x. 32-35;his vengeance on Theodahad,x. 32;his marriage with Matasuentha,x. 32;his siege of Rome,506;possibly alluded to inxii. 19;509;the Burgundians' fear of him,xii. 28.Witigisclus (or Wigisicla), Vir Spectabilis, Censitor of Sicily, severely rebuked for acts of oppression,ix. 12.Z.Zeno, Emperor (474-491), his concessions to Theodoric,x. 22.