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Boethius

480–524

Boethius was a late Roman statesman and philosopher whose Consolation of Philosophy became one of the most influential texts of late antiquity.

Boethius served under the Ostrogothic king Theoderic before being imprisoned and executed. His Consolation of Philosophy, written in prison, combines prose and verse to examine fortune, providence, suffering and the instability of worldly power.

For the site, Boethius belongs in Classical as a late antique bridge between Roman intellectual culture and the medieval world. His work supports pages on post-Roman Italy, philosophy, imprisonment and the transmission of classical learning.