10 surviving letters between Cassiodorus and Justinian I, spanning 522 AD.
KING THEODAHAD TO THE EMPEROR JUSTINIAN
VARIAE, BOOK 10, LETTER 8
VARIAE, BOOK 10, LETTER 9
Our desire is fulfilled whenever we have the opportunity to send a salutary letter to your piety, because the man...
We give thanks to God, to whom the peace of kings is always welcome, that you have declared our accession most...
You will recall, wisest of Emperors, that both through our ambassadors and through the very eloquent Peter, whom...
Through the venerable priest Heracleanus, an imperial letter from Your Serenity has illuminated us, generously...
I understand that your Serenity's favor is richer than any gift, since you urge me to do things that can only...
Most merciful Emperor, how deeply I desire the sweetness of your favor can be understood from this alone: that after...
It seems an entirely honorable and necessary undertaking to petition a pious Emperor for the security of the Roman...