Boethius
477 – 524 Roman philosopher, statesman
The last Roman philosopher, who passed classical learning to the Middle Ages.
- Religion
- Christian, though his most famous work draws on classical philosophy rather than doctrine.
- Affiliations
- Roman senator under the Ostrogothic king Theodoric. No secret society.
Boethius translated and preserved Greek logic and wrote The Consolation of Philosophy while awaiting execution for treason. That book, a dialogue on fortune and providence, was one of the most read works of the Middle Ages. He formed a bridge between antiquity and medieval Europe.