Cassiodorus [SEP] place of death
Cassiodorus
Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator (c. 485 – c. 585), commonly known as Cassiodorus (), was a Roman statesman, renowned scholar of antiquity, and writer serving in the administration of Theoderic the Great, king of the Ostrogoths. "Senator" was part of his surname, not his rank. He also founded a monastery, Vivarium, where he spent the last years of his life.
Life.
Cassiodorus was born at Scylletium, near Catanzaro in Calabria, Italy. His ancestry included some
To this end, the "Institutiones" focus largely on texts assumed to have been available in Vivarium's library. The "Institutiones" seem to have been composed over a lengthy period of time, from the 530s into the 550s, with redactions up to the time of Cassiodorus' death. Cassiodorus composed the "Institutiones" as a guide for introductory learning of both "divine" and "secular" writings, in place of his formerly planned Christian school in Rome:I was moved by divine love to devise for you