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| Historical position of Cassiodorus | [1] |
| His ancestry | [3]-4 |
| His name | [5]-6 |
| His birthplace | [6]-9 |
| Date of his birth | [9]-12 |
| His education | [12] |
| Consiliarius to his father | [12] |
| Quaestor | [14]-16 |
| Composition of the 'Variae' | [16] |
| Their style | [17]-19 |
| Policy of Theodoric | [20] |
| Date of composition of the 'Variae' | [23] |
| Consulship | [25] |
| Patriciate | [27] |
| Composition of the 'Chronicon' | [27] |
| Composition of the Gothic History | [29]-35 |
| Relation of the work of Jordanes to this History | [34] |
| Master of the Offices | [36] |
| Praetorian Praefect | [39] |
| Sketch of history during his Praefecture | [42]-50 |
| End of official career | [50] |
| Edits the 'Variae' | [51] |
| His treatise 'De Animâ' | [53] |
| He retires to the cloister | [54] |
| His theological works | [60]-63 |
| His literary works | [64]-66 |
| His death | [67] |
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[Note on the Topography of Squillace] | [68]-72 |