The Consolation of Philosophy is a philosophical work by Boethius, written around the year 524.
The Consolation of Philosophy was written during a one-year imprisonment Boethius served while awaiting trial - and eventual horrific execution - for the crime of treason under the Ostrogothic King Theodo.
It has been described as the single most important and influential work in the West on Medieval and early Renaissance Christianity, and is also the last great Western work of the Classical Period.
The Consolation of Philosophy is a philosophical work by Boethius, written around the year 524