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Boethius
Anicius Manlius Torquatus Severinus Boethius la
Roman senator and philosopher of the early 6th century (480–524)
- Child of Manlius Boethius and Quintus Aurelius Memmius Symmachus
- Married to Elpis, Rusticiana
- Dated c. 480 CE – 524 CE
- Recognised as Blessed, 1883 CE
Overview
Roman senator and philosopher of the early 6th century (480–524)Wikidata record description. Read Boethius in the Wikipedia reader.
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Roles and affiliation
Holding an office is not parentage and not discipleship.
Offices held 2
- 505 CE – 510 CE ancient Roman senator
Family tree
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The family as a list · 6
Family 6
- child of (father) Manlius Boethius Roman aristocrat and politician
- child of (adoptive) Quintus Aurelius Memmius Symmachus 6th century Roman historian and politician
- parent of (child) Boethius Roman politician, consul 522
- parent of (child) Symmachus Roman politician (6th c.)
- married to Rusticiana wife of Boethius
- married to Elpis poet, wife of Boetheius
Teachers and students
Teaching passed from one person to another, in the direction of the arrows — not ancestry, and not succession.
Studied under 2
Boethius Roman senator and philosopher of the early 6th century (480–524) Connections
Documented influence 8
- was influenced by Aristotle Greek philosopher
- was influenced by Augustine of Hippo Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
- was influenced by Plato 4th-century BCE Greek philosopher
- was influenced by Plotinus
- was influenced by Porphyry
- was influenced by Seneca
- influenced Dante Alighieri Florentine poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265–1321)
- influenced Thomas Aquinas Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
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