Boethius
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Middle Ages
- Categories: Philosophy, Literature, Publishing, Religion, Ethics
- Subcategories: Authors, Writers, Philosophers, Theology, Theologians
- Curriculum: Italian History, Medieval History/Middle Ages
Article abstract: Adding knowledge of Greek thought to his Christian Roman background, Boethius became one of the most important mediators between the ancient and medieval worlds.
Early Life
Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius was born into the patrician Roman family of the Anicii, whose members figure prominently in Roman history as far back as the Third Macedonian War in the second century b.c.e. The Manlius and Severinus families also could boast of eminent forebears. Boethius’ own father held several important offices under Odovacar, the first...
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