[Odovacar was buried [Greek: en lithine larnaki] (Joann. Ant. fr. 214). The great stone coffins of Honorius and Valentinian will be remembered by every visitor to Ravenna.] 20. KING THEODORIC TO THE SAJO GRIMODA AND TO THE APPARITOR FERROCINCTUS. [Sidenote: Oppression of Castorius by Faustus.] [Cf. Dahn, 'Koenige der Germanen' iii. 86 and 113.] 'We are determined to assist the humble, and to repress the violence of the proud. 'The lamentable petition of Castorius sets forth that he has been unjustly deprived of his property by the magnificent Praetorian Praefect Faustus. [The same, no doubt, to whom are addressed iii. 55, i. 35, and the immediately succeeding letter (iii. 21).] 'If it be so, let the invader (pervasor) restore to Castorius his property, and hand over, besides, another property of equal value. 'If Faustus have employed any intermediate person in the act of violence, let him be brought to us in chains; and if that well-known author of ill [Faustus] tries any further to injure Castorius, he shall pay L2,000, besides having the misery of seeing his would-be victim unharmed. 'No Powers of any kind, be they Praetorian Praefects or what they may, shall be permitted to trample on the lowly.' 21. KING THEODORIC TO FAUSTUS, VIR ILLUSTRIS. [Sidenote: Disgrace and temporary exile of Faustus.] 'As all men require change, Faustus is allowed to absent himself from the sacred walls of Rome for four months, which he may spend at his own Penates. The King expects, however, that he will then return to the most famous (opinatissima) City, from which no Roman Senator can long be absent without grief.' [Coupling this letter with its immediate predecessor it is difficult not to believe that Faustus is sent away in disgrace--notwithstanding the smooth words here used--for the act of injustice therein mentioned. But why is he only addressed as Vir Illustris, and not also as Praefectus? Perhaps his term of office was expired; perhaps he was even dismissed from it.] 22. KING THEODORIC TO ARTEMIDORUS, VIR ILLUSTRIS. [Sidenote: An earnest invitation to the King's friend, Artemidorus.] 'We hereby [by these oracles] invite your Greatness to behold us, which we know will be most agreeable to you, in order that you who have now spent a large portion of your life with us may be satisfied by the sweetness of our presence. He who is permitted to share our converse deems it a Divine boon. We believe that you will come gladly, as we shall entertain you with alacrity.' [Cf. Dahn iii. 283-4. The ending of the letter (Venire te gaudentem credimus, quem alacriter sustinemus) is the common form, and 'sustineo' is a technical word for the King's reception of his subjects: see iii. 28, ad finem.] 23. KING THEODORIC TO COLOSSAEUS, VIR ILLUSTRIS AND COMES (CIR. A.D. 505). [Sidenote: Appointment of Colossaeus as Governor of Pannonia.] 'We delight to entrust our mandates to persons of approved character.