Who was Boethius?

In this module, Professor John Marenbon (University of Cambridge) introduces Boethius, by reviewing his life and the historical context around his writings. In particular we focus on (i) the significance of the end of the Western Roman Emperor, and subsequent ruling, to Boethius’ life (ii) Boethius’ scholarly importance as an intermediary between ancient philosophy and the Latin Middle Ages, as well as commentator on theological controversies (iii) Boethius’ relationship with Emperor Theoderic, and the events which led to Theoderic’s order of Boethius’ execution (iv) The relevance of Boethius’ time spent in prison to writing his influential dialogue ‘The Consolation of Philosophy’.
This lecture is part of a larger course on God, Eternity and Free Will. The full course can be found here: massolit.io/courses/boethius-...
MASSOLIT works with university academics to produce short video lectures in the arts, humanities and social sciences. It is available to schools and colleges on an institutional license as well as via private subscription: www.massolit.io/?source=yt

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