Yet nowadays Boethius (c. 480-524 AD) is barely read, and his literary and philosophical genius scarcely appreciated. Outside academia, his name - and that of his acknowledged masterpiece ...

Want to stay current with Arthur’s writing? Sign up to get an email every time a new column comes out. Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius was born in Rome around the year 475 C.E. A learned man ...