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Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, commonly known simply as Boethius (/ b oʊ ˈ iː θ i ə s /; Latin: Boetius; c. 480–524 AD), was a Roman senator, consul, magister officiorum, polymath, historian, and philosopher of the Early Middle Ages.
Apr 17, 2024 · Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius (born 470–475? ce, Rome? [Italy]—died 524, Pavia?) was a Roman scholar, Christian philosopher, and statesman, author of the celebrated De consolatione philosophiae ( Consolation of Philosophy ), a largely Neoplatonic work in which the pursuit of wisdom and the love of God are described as the true sources ...
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May 6, 2005 · Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius (born: circa 475–7 C.E., died: 526? C.E.) has long been recognized as one of the most important intermediaries between ancient philosophy and the Latin Middle Ages and, through his Consolation of Philosophy , as a talented literary writer, with a gift for making philosophical ideas dramatic and accessible to ...
Boethius was a Roman scholar and politician who translated and commented on Greek philosophy and theology in the sixth century AD. He wrote The Consolation of Philosophy, a masterpiece of Western literature, and influenced medieval logic and science.
Learn about Boethius, a sixth-century Roman philosopher who wrote the influential Consolation of Philosophy in prison. Find out how Chaucer translated and adapted his work, and explore some key passages and themes.
Boethius , in full Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, (born ad 470–475?, Rome—died 524, Pavia?), Roman scholar, Christian philosopher, and statesman. Born to a patrician family, he became consul in 510 and subsequently chief minister to the Ostrogothic king Theodoric.
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Boethius was a Roman mathematician and philosopher who wrote texts on geometry and arithmetic which were used for many centuries during a time when mathematical achievement in Europe was at a remarkable low.
