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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.
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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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 (480-524) Boethius was a prolific Roman scholar of the sixth century AD who played an important role in transmitting Greek science and philosophy to the medieval Latin world. His most influential work is The Consolation of Philosophy.
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. View eight larger pictures. Biography.
Aug 4, 2018 · Boethius was one of the most studied philosophers in the Middle Ages. His definition of quadrivium, his translations of Aristotle’s Logic, and above all his The Consolation of Philosophy define medieval culture long before the Arabic transmission of ancient...
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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.