Isidorus Hispalensis565-636

Introduction

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Isidore of Seville (c. 560–636 AD) was a bishop, teacher, and encyclopedic author in Visigothic Spain. His works organize Christian, classical, linguistic, natural, and historical learning for a Latin readership and became major channels for the transmission of ancient knowledge in the Middle Ages. Jerome represents Etymologiae and works on nature, church offices, history, and eminent men.