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.