Boethius
Boethius
Anicius Manlius Severinus Boëthius, commonly called Boethius, was a Roman senator, consul, magister officiorum, and philosopher of the early 6th century. He was born four years after Odoacer deposed the last Roman Emperor and declared himself King of Italy, and entered public service under Ostrogothic King Theodoric the Great, who later imprisoned and executed him in 524 on charges of conspiracy to overthrow him. While jailed, Boethius composed his Consolation of Philosophy, a philosophical treatise on fortune, death, and other...
NationalityRoman
ProfessionPhilosopher
home men may
Every man must be content with that glory which he may have at home.
happiness sides quarrels
Whose happiness is so firmly established that he has no quarrel from any side with his estate of life?
intellectual suffering love-and-friendship
Love has three kinds of origin, namely: suffering, friendship and love. A human love has a corporal and intellectual origin.