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Definition of Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius
1. Noun. A Roman who was an early Christian philosopher and statesman who was executed for treason; Boethius had a decisive influence on medieval logic (circa 480-524).
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Literary usage of Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The World's Best Essays, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time by Edward Archibald Allen, William Schuyler, David Josiah Brewer (1900)
"Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius (c. 47S-52S AD) IHE great work of Boethius,—his "
Consolations of Philosophy," —was the last product of Roman ..."
2. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1854)
"Le Clerc has composed a critical and philosophical life of Anicius Manlius
Severinus Boethius (Bibliot. Choisie, tom. xvi, p. 168—275), and both Tiraboschi ..."
3. A Short History of English Literature by George Saintsbury (1898)
"As " the last of the Romans" is not now in every one's hands, it may not be
superfluous or impertinent to say that Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, ..."
4. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1900)
"Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius was a Roman aristocrat, who was sole Consul
in 510 AD He adorned his high civil position with the accomplishments of ..."