The End of Civilization? Boethius and the Collapse of the Roman Empire

Four years after the deposition of the last Emperor of Rome, at the beginning of the so-called "Dark Ages," a Christian philosopher was born whose writings would greatly influence Christendom for a thousand years: Boethius. What twilight world did Boethius inhabit, between Roman light and barbarian darkness? What resources did he have to confront his misfortunes? Join us to discuss this too-often neglected chapter of Western history.
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Instructor
Dr. John Pepino is a professor of Greek, Latin, History, and Patristics at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in Denton, Nebraska. His Master’s degree is in Classical Greek and Latin and his Doctorate is in the Fathers of the Church. He has published on the Fathers of Church and on contemporary Church History (particularly Vatican II and the liturgy in the twentieth century).
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You had me at Boethius, what a treasure....

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[@alisonarmstrong8421]

I thought Boethius was locked in one of the several Towers in Pavia by his son. iI stumbled into the crypt in Pavia in the late 1980s after having read Consolations as an undergrad at Ohio State in the '60's. Thanks so much for your political scholarship.

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Thank you for lecture. I really enjoyed.