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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.
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 ...
3 days ago · Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius 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 of human.
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A comprehensive overview of the life and works of Boethius, a Roman scholar who transmitted Greek science and philosophy to the medieval Latin world. Learn about his political role, his translations, his treatises, his influence, and his sources.
Learn about the life and works of Boethius, the author of the most popular and influential philosophical treatise from the sixth to the eighth century, who was executed by Theodoric, the ruler of Rome. Find out how Chaucer translated and influenced his work, and how it influenced his own.
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.
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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.
