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Boethius teaching, initial from a manuscript of the Consolation
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Boethius

c. 480–524 · Philosopher

A Roman senator in Theodoric’s Italy who meant to put all of Plato and Aristotle into Latin. Accused of treason, he wrote the Consolation of Philosophy in prison before his execution.

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The Consolation of Philosophy, in Latin beside English and in English.

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