Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Say It Ain't So, Flavio!
>>I was sitting in on a lecture on Boethius and the professor said that Cassiodorus, who was instrumental in preserving Boethius's writing, may have also been part of the conspiracy that condemned him to death by torture. I thought Cassiodorus was one of the good guys with an unblemished record but a quick search of scholarly articles show that there is indeed debate over if he, through his own ambitions to rise, helped indict Boethius. I wish I had some free time to investigate this further, it will go on my to read list for beachside reading.
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Yes, that definitely needs investigating. Poor Boethius!
Nobody who dealt with Boethius could claim a pair of clean hands...
But Cassiodorus is the one who saved Boethius's writing from being destroyed. And Boethius didn't help himself writing stuff about the trinity knowing his king was an Arian and, thereby, a heretic.
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