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Contents

4 the saint as envoy: fifth- and sixth-century
latin bishops’ lives 113
The embassy of Pope Leo I to Attila 114
‘The hero worn outby his labours’: Constantius, Life of
Germanus of Auxerre 115
The Lives of Orientius of Auch and Vivianus of Saintes 138
Orientius of Auch 138
Vivianus of Saintes 143
‘Author of concord’: Ennodius, Life of Epiphanius
of Pavia 148
5 cassiodorus and senarius 172
Diplomatic correspondence in the Variae of Cassiodorus 174
Senarius, ‘Ceaseless wayfarer of the world’ 190
6 negotium agendum 220
Prescriptive accounts of receptions 222
De ceremoniis aulae Byzantinae 222
Pope Hormisdas, Indiculi 227
Descriptive accounts: personnel and protocol 230
Selection 231
Accommodation and transportation 238
Patrons, friends, and lovers 243
Stages of reception, audience, and departure 244
Courtpersonnel 249
Ceremonial 251
Ius gentium 259
Justinian’s wars and after 263
New terminology 265
Embassy narratives from Merovingian Gaul 267
Municipal embassies in the sixth century 269
7 conclusion 273

Appendix iChronology of Constantius, Vita Germani 278
Appendix ii Chronology of the life of Epiphanius of Pavia 284
Appendix iii Senarius’ Letters of Appointment: Cassiodorus,
Variae iv, 3 and 4 286
Appendix iv The text of Senarius’ Epitaph 290
Note on editions,commentaries,and translations of major sources 291
Bibliography 294
Index 320

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