<description>&lt;p&gt;In the twilight of the Western Empire, Boethius (c. 476-523) served as consul, but ended his life imprisoned by the Ostrogothic King Theodoric, writing &lt;em&gt;The Consolation of Philosophy&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Episode 103 Quiz:&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://literatureandhistory.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=351&amp;catid=2"&gt; https://literatureandhistory.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=351&amp;catid=2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Episode 103 Transcription:&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-103-boethius"&gt;https://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-103-boethius&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Bonus Content:&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/bonus-content"&gt;https://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/bonus-content&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Patreon:&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.patreon.com/literatureandhistory"&gt;https://www.patreon.com/literatureandhistory&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Literature and History

Doug Metzger

Episode 103: Boethius

SEP 22, 2023141 MIN
Literature and History

Episode 103: Boethius

SEP 22, 2023141 MIN

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In the twilight of the Western Empire, Boethius (c. 476-523) served as consul, but ended his life imprisoned by the Ostrogothic King Theodoric, writing The Consolation of Philosophy. Episode 103 Quiz: https://literatureandhistory.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=351&catid=2 Episode 103 Transcription: https://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-103-boethius Bonus Content: https://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/bonus-content Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/literatureandhistory