Boethius
Roman senator and philosopher of the early 6th century (480–524)
b. c. 480 · d. 524
Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, commonly known simply as Boethius, was a Roman senator, consul, magister officiorum, polymath, historian, and philosopher of the Early Middle Ages. He was a central figure in the translation of the Greek classics into Latin, a precursor to the Scholastic movement, and, along with Cassiodorus, one of the two leading Christian scholars of the 6th century. The local cult of Boethius in the Diocese of Pavia was sanctioned by the Sacred Congregation of Rites in 1883, confirming the diocese's custom of honoring him on 23 October.
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- Manlius Boethius child of · traditional
- Quintus Aurelius Memmius Symmachus child of · traditional
- Quintus Aurelius Memmius Symmachus disciple of · traditional
- Isidore of Alexandria disciple of · traditional
- Plotinus influenced by · traditional
- Porphyry influenced by · traditional
- Seneca the Younger influenced by · traditional
- Augustine of Hippo influenced by · traditional
- Rusticiana spouse of · traditional
- Elpis spouse of · traditional
- Boethius parent of · traditional
- Symmachus parent of · traditional
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- Rome birth
- San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro burial
- Pavia death
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- The Consolation of Philosophy, and the logical and theological works 1 claim — Boethius writes in prison at Pavia