Cassiodorus
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noun
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Cassiodorus, writing in the 6th century in southern Italy for the guidance of trainee scribes, included punctuation in his Institutions Divinarum et Saecularium Litterarum, recommending “clear pausing in well-regulated delivery”.
From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author
The historian refers to Cassiodorus, who compares the regencies of Placidia and Amalasuntha, to the disadvantage of the former.
From Women of Early Christianity by Alfred Brittain
A more important work accomplished by Cassiodorus than the writings he produced was his organisation of the monastery scriptorium.
From Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London by Albert William Parry
The whole works of this poet were extant in the time of Cassiodorus; but no copy of them has since appeared.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by John Dunlop
This letter from the Regent has just arrived; Cassiodorus composed it.
From The Scarlet Banner by Felix Dahn
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