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The 11 pages that link to Cassiodorus, each with the reason it gives.

• JosephusRelated: His Latin adaptation helped transmit Josephus's Jewish War to medieval readers.

• BoethiusRelated: Cassiodorus offers a contemporary comparison in the preservation of classical learning under Ostrogothic rule.

• Ostrogothic KingdomRelated: His career shows how Roman officials helped administer the Gothic monarchy.

• Theodoric the GreatRelated: As Theodoric’s senior official, he helped conduct Roman-style government.

• JordanesRelated: Jordanes says he consulted Cassiodorus’s much longer Gothic history, though the extent of his access remains debated.

• Isidore of SevilleRelated: Like Cassiodorus, Isidore treated the preservation of learning as a task for Christian institutions.

• Benedictine monasticismRelated: His project offers a contemporary comparison for monastic learning in Benedict’s era.

• Dionysius ExiguusRelated: Cassiodorus later praised Dionysius’s learning and translations.

• OstrogothsRelated: His documents reveal how the kingdom’s government operated.

• Monte CassinoRelated: His scholarly program offers a contemporary comparison for monastic learning in Italy.

• Volcanic winter of 536Related: His descriptions of unusual weather and weakened sunlight echo reports linked to the episode.