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Avitus, Eparchius (cont.) and hospitality 243
to Theoderic II 50 in negotiations 44, 59, 103, 167, 236, 270; see
embassies undertaken by 107, 231, 236 also Faustus of Riez; Graecus of
to Constantius III 98, 107 Marseilles
to Gothic kings at Toulouse 42, 71, 99, see also letters, episcopal; John, deacon and
140 pope
literary figure of, see Sidonius’ Panegyric Bleda, Arian priest 232
relations with Bleda, Hunnic king 257
Goths of Toulouse 62, 65, 68, 87, 88, 94, Blemmyes, envoys of 242
97, 98, 102–108 Bodegisel, envoy 236
Senate 91, 94, 96, 106 Boethius 27, 174, 184, 190, 196, 214, 216, 244,
Suevic kingdom 62, 65–67, 76 257
see also Sidonius Apollinaris Consolation of Philosophy 197
Axumites, east Roman embassy to 29 Boniface, magister militum 43, 61, 92
Bosporus 19
Babo, vir inlustris and envoy 234 Braga 51, 55, 58; see also Gallaecia, Gothic sack
Baddo, envoy 234, 238 of; Suevic kingdom
Baetica, province in Spain Bretons 72, 260, 270
Gothic occupation of 46, 62, 66, 68 Breviarium of Alaric II 239
Suevic occupation of 62, 64, 68 Britain, post-imperial 125
Vandal occupation of 55, 57 embassies from 28
Bagaudae 65, 134, 280 see also Aetius; Constantius, Vita Germani
baptism 215 Brunhild, Frankish queen 257, 260, 266
baptismal sponsorship, as form of diplomacy Burgundian kingdom in Gaul 72, 97, 205, 218,
4 236, 240, 258; see also Caratena;
liturgy of 215, 216 Gundobad; Gundoic; Guntiarius;
rebaptism 215–218 Laconius; Liber constitutionum;
see also Arianism Sigismund
barbarian term 3
barbarians Cabri` eres 270
literary portraits of 55, 100, 134, 135, 164, Caesar, Julius 24
190, 193 Commentaries 244
settlement of, on Roman territory 9 Callinicum, destruction of synagogue of 124
barbaricum term 28 candidati 226
Basilius, bishop of Aix 162 captives, redemption of 114, 159, 164, 165,
Bassaces, Armenian lord and envoy 221 169, 237, 258
Bazas 56 Caracalla, emperor 24
Bede, Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum 29, 125 Caratena, Burgundian queen 147
Belisarius, eastern magister militum 8, 220, 242, Carpilio, envoy 237
247, 249, 252, 255, 263, 269 Carthage 67
Bertram, bishop of Le Mans 233 Carthaginiensis, province of Spain 62, 63, 64,
Bibianus, see Vivianus, bishop of Saintes 68
bishops Cassiodorus, father of Cassiodorus Senator,
civic responsibilities 129, 133, 136, 170, 187 envoy 174, 178, 185
as envoys 40, 42, 43, 46, 50, 112, 113–140, Cassiodorus, Fl. Magnus Aurelius Senator 9,
142, 162, 171, 183, 220, 221, 228, 34, 194, 235, 241, 265
231–233, 268, 269, 274; see also career and family 174–176, 178
Constantius, Vita Germani; Ennodius, as quaestor 174, 175, 178, 181, 185, 208
embassies, Vita Epiphani;Laurenceof works 173
Milan; Leo I; Lupus of Troyes; Chronicle 39
Marcellus of Dei; Martin of Tours; Variae 40, 175–194, 219, 237, 241, 249,
Orientius of Auch; Paulinus, Vita 256, 262, 269, 275; types of letters;
Ambrosii; Symphosius; Vivianus of diplomatic correspondence 176–185,
Saintes 206; literary style 177, 181, 190;
Gallic, synods of 118, 129 placement 177–181, 184; reference to
322