Cassiodorus

Chronology

These dates embody the conclusions of this study, but do not always fully reflect uncertainties inherent in those conclusions.

• 476 -- Deposition of Romulus Augustulus by Odovacer.
• 484-90 -- Cassiodorus born. (His father at this time governing first Sicily, then Lucania et Bruttii.)
• 492 -- Theoderic becomes sole ruler of Italy.
• c. 500-507 -- Cassiodorus' father praetorian prefect, Cassiodorus his aide.
• 507-511 -- Cassiodorus quaestor.
• 514 -- Cassiodorus consul ordinarius.
• 519 -- Cassiodorus writes Chronica, Gothic History. Eutharic and Justin share the consulship.
• 523-27 -- Cassiodorus magister officiorum.
• 526 -- Theoderic dies.
• 527 -- Justinian accedes to eastern throne.
• 533 -- Cassiodorus becomes praetorian prefect.
• 534 -- Death of Athalaric.
• 535 -- Death of Amalasuintha. Gothic war begins. Agapetus becomes pope.
• 538 -- Deaths of Theodahad and Pope Agapetus. Cassiodorus delivers oration on the marriage of Witigis and Mathesuentha.
• 540 -- Compilation of Variae. De anima written. Belisarius captures Ravenna. Cassiodorus to Constantinople. c. 540-48 -- Writing of Expositio Psalmorum.
• 550 -- Cassiodorus at Constantinople (Vigilius' testimony).
• 551 -- Cassiodorus at Constantinople (Jordanes' testimony). Getica published.
• 553 -- End of Gothic war. Second Council of Constantinople.
• 554 -- Pragmatic Sanction. Cassiodorus returns to Squillace.
• 562 -- Institutiones (first edition).
• 565 -- Justinian dies.
• 568 -- Lombards enter Italy.
• 577-584 -- De orthographia written. (Earliest possible dates for Cassiodorus' death.)
• 590 -- Assuming the latest possible birth date and survival to age 100, Cassiodorus might have lived until this year.