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Boethius (consul 522)

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Boethius (consul 522)
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Flavius Boethius (fl. 522–526) was a Roman politician during the Ostrogothic kingdom in Italy.

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Fl Boetio (Flavio Boezio) - Studiolo di Federico da Montefeltro.

Life

Son of the philosopher Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius[1] and of Rusticiana (his aunts were Galla and Proba), Boethius was the brother of Symmachus, with whom he shared the consulate,[2] chosen by the Ostrogothic court.

His father fell into disgrace with the Ostrogothic ruler and had his own property confiscated; at the death of king Theodoric the Great (526), these properties were given back to Boethius and Symmachus.[3] Boethius is known to have served as praetorian prefect of Byzantine North Africa from 560 to 561.[4]

John R.C. Martyn suggests that Boethius had three children:[4]

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