4 surviving letters between Cassiodorus and Severus, of Aquileia, spanning 522 AD.
VARIAE, BOOK 2, LETTER 8
It is a matter of deep concern to us that the liberal arts -- which have always been the glory of Rome -- should...
We write to you again on the matter of Roman education, because the subject deserves our sustained attention.
We return to this subject a third time because nothing we have written matters more for the future of our kingdom.