LoginTheological Tractates and The Consolation of Philosophy (Loeb Classical Library)
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Boethius (Boetius)—Anicius Manlius Severinus—Roman statesman and philosopher (ca. 480–524 CE), was son of Flavius Manlius Boetius, after whose death he was looked after by several men, especially Memmius Symmachus. He married Symmachus's daughter, Rusticiana, by whom he had two sons. All three men rose to high honours under Theodoric the Ostrogoth, but Boethius fell from favour, was tried for treason, wrongly condemned, and imprisoned at Ticinum (Pavia), where he wrote his renowned The Consolation of Philosophy. He was put to death in 524, to the great remorse of Theodoric. Boethius was revered as if he were a saint and hi
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Manufacturer: Harvard University Press
Release date: 15 June 1973
ISBN-10 : 0674990838 | ISBN-13: 9780674990838
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Release date: 15 June 1973
ISBN-10 : 0674990838 | ISBN-13: 9780674990838
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