The Consolation of Philosophy · Character
Theodoric
Ostrogothic king who imprisoned Boethius, representing unjust political power.
minor
First appearance: book i the sorrows of boethius
Theodoric's tie to Boethius is one of the pressures that moves The Consolation of Philosophy—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
The Ostrogothic king who made himself master of Italy and initially favored Boethius, raising him to Magister Officiorum.
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With Boethius (rivalry): Theodoric, the Ostrogothic king, ordered Boethius's imprisonment and execution, making him a political enemy and persecutor. With Aristotle (social): Aristotle and Theodoric are mentioned in…
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Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Aristotle, Bootes, Cicero, Decoratus, Hesper, Jowett, Nero, Philosophy, Phoebus, Plato, Polyphemus, Seneca, Symmachus, Theodoric
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Boethius
rivalry · negative
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- Aristotle
social · ambivalent
- Boethius
rivalry · negative
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