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Boethius

[ boh-ee-thee-uhs ]

noun

  1. A·ni·ci·us Man·li·us Sev·e·ri·nus [uh, -, nish, -ee-, uh, s , man, -lee-, uh, s sev-, uh, -, rahy, -n, uh, s], a.d. 475?–525?, Roman philosopher and statesman.


Boethius

/ əʊˈːθɪə /

noun

  1. BoethiusAnicius Manlius Severinus?480?524RomanPHILOSOPHY: philosopherPOLITICS: statesman Anicius Manlius Severinus (əˈnɪsɪəs ˈmænlɪəs ˌsɛvəˈraɪnəs). ?480–?524 ad , Roman philosopher and statesman, noted particularly for his work De Consolatione Philosophiae . He was accused of treason and executed by Theodoric
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Anicius Boethius was a powerful courtier who was among the finest medieval Western mathematicians, which makes him worth noting.

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With poor understanding and monitoring of the conditions of wetland sites, leaving the treasure in the ground at sites like Ageröd is not an option for Boethius.

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In them, Maximianus, who flourished in the 6th century and was a friend of the philosopher Boethius, epigrammatically reflects on old age, lost love and sexual impotence.

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Instead, I spend hours in the library, often losing myself in The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius the Roman.

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The same is true of women’s magazine quizzes: How to tell if he loves someone else; Does your man suffer from the Boethius complex?;

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