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Boethius

Boethius
Boethius teaching his students
Short Name: Boethius
Full Name: Boethius, -524
Birth Year (est.): 480
Death Year: 524

Anicius Manlius Severinus Boëthius, commonly called Boethius(English: /boʊˈiːθiəs/; also Boetius /boʊˈiːʃəs/; c. 480–524 AD), was a Roman senator, consul, magister officiorum, and philosopher of the early 6th century.

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