The Library
1780 works catalogued century by century, from the literature the Bible was written among to the present — each with a note on what it is, why it lasted, and where to read it.
401–500
1 work
c. 460–480
Latin
Sidonius Apollinaris · c. 430 – c. 489
A Gallo-Roman aristocrat, son-in-law of an emperor, who became bishop of Clermont and led its defence against the Goths. The letters describe villa libraries, dinner parties, and a bath-house, and then a siege, a betrayal, and exile — the same voice throughout.
501–600
1 work
551
Latin
Getica
Jordanes · 6th century
A condensed version of Cassiodorus's lost Gothic history, tracing the Goths from Scandinavia to Italy and describing the battle against Attila.
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