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Boethius
Boethius was a Roman senator and philosopher who served Theodoric the Great, becoming consul in 510 and master of offices. Accused of treason, he was imprisoned and executed in 524, and in prison he wrote The Consolation of Philosophy, one of the most widely read books of the Middle Ages. His translations of Aristotle's logic shaped European learning for centuries.
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