Boethius

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[boh-ee-thee-uhs]

noun

1. Anicius Manlius Severinus a.d. 475?–525?, Roman philosopher and statesman.

Boethius

/ bəʊˈiːθɪəs /

noun

1. 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

Other Word Forms

• Boethian adjective

Example Sentences

At about the same time that Dionysius was kicked out of office, Boethius, too, fell from power and was imprisoned.

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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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