# Boethius: First of the Medievals? — WHE Article Discussion (2-1804)

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Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius (c. 477-524/525) was a scholar in Late Antiquity who was imprisoned and executed by Theodoric (r. 493-526 CE) but was later idolised by medieval intellectuals. His most famous work was _De consolatione philosophiae_ (_Consolation of Philosophy)_, and he can be held up as the thinker who bridged two ages: the last of the Romans, first of the scholastics.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1804/boethius-first-of-the-medievals/](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1804/boethius-first-of-the-medievals/)._

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- Was Boethius more Roman or more medieval?
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- Do you think Boethius was mainly a Christian thinker or a classical one?

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