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Boethius (other)
Boethius (c. 477 – 524 AD) was a Roman philosopher of the early 6th century. Boethius, Boëthius, or Boetius may also refer to: People *Buíte of Monasterboice (died c. 519–521), Irish monastic saint, also called Boetius *Boethius (consul 522) (fl. 522–526), son of the Roman philosopher, consul in 522 *Boetius of Dacia (fl. 13th century), Danish philosopher *Axel Boëthius (1889–1969), Swedish archaeologist *Hector Boece (or Boethius, or Boyce) (1465–1536), Scottish philosopher and historian *Manlius Boethius (died c. 487), Roman and Italian aristocrat *Maria-Pia Boëthius (born 1947), Swedish author *Boëthius family, a Swedish clerical family Other uses *Boethius (lunar crater), located on the east edge of Mare Undarum near the eastern lunar limb *Boethius (Mercurian crater), located on Mercury See also * Boethusians, a sect or community in Judea during the Hellenistic period * Boethus (other) * Boethos (other) {{disambig, hndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boethius
Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, commonly known as Boethius (; Latin: ''Boetius''; 480 – 524 AD), was a Roman senator, consul, ''magister officiorum'', 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 honouring him on the 23 October. Boethius was born in Rome a few years after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire. A member of the Anicii family, he was orphaned following the family's sudden decline and was raised by Quintus Aurelius Memmius Symmachus, a later consul. After mastering both Latin and Greek in his youth, Boethius rose to prominence as a statesman during the Ostrogothic Kingdom: becoming a senator by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
