The content of Cassiodorus's Varie concerning Rome reveals the treatment that this special city has in Cassiodorus's work as a special place that is continuosly damaged by its inhabitants. Public buildings are spoiled and used for private interests: only Theoderic can defend and understand their value and relevance.
An Arena of Abuses and Competing Powers: Rome in Cassiodorus' Variae
Maria Cristina La Rocca
2018
Abstract
The content of Cassiodorus's Varie concerning Rome reveals the treatment that this special city has in Cassiodorus's work as a special place that is continuosly damaged by its inhabitants. Public buildings are spoiled and used for private interests: only Theoderic can defend and understand their value and relevance.
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