Boethius
[ boh-ee-thee-uhs ]
/ boʊˈi θi əs /
noun
A·ni·ci·us Man·li·us Sev·e·ri·nus [uh-nish-ee-uhs -man-lee-uhs -sev-uh-rahy-nuhs], /əˈnɪʃ i əs ˈmæn li əs ˌsɛv əˈraɪ nəs/, a.d. 475?–525?, Roman philosopher and statesman.
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Also Bo·e·tius [boh-ee-shuhs]. /boʊˈi ʃəs/.
Also called Boece.
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Boethius
/ (bəʊˈiːθɪəs) /
noun
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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