Boethius and Aquinas

Appendix. Chronologies of Boethius and St. Thomas

APPENDIX Chronologies of Boethius and St. Thomas BOETHIAN CHRONOLOGY 476 Odoacre conquers Ravenna, deposes the last Roman Emperor, acknowledges Eastern emperor, becomes ruler of Italy. 480 Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius is born in Rome. 482 Emperor Zeno, at behest of Acacius, Patriarch of Constantinople, publishes Henoticon, which attempts to reconcile Christological doctrines of Nestorians and Monophysites. 483 Pope Felix III is elected. 484 Pope Felix III excommunicates Acacius because of Henoticon and schism results. 485 Symmachus, future father-in-law of Boethius, is named consul. 487 Father of Boethius is named consul. 488 Emperor invites Ostrogoths into Italy. 489 Theodoric, King of Ostrogoths, becomes ruler of Italy. 490 Boethius's father having died, the boy is taken into household of Quintus Aurelius Memmius Symmachus, whose daughter Rusticiana he will eventually marry. 491 Anastasius I becomes emperor and acknowledges Theodoric, an Arian. 492 Pope Gelasius I is elected. 496 Pope Anastasius II is elected; he tries in vain to heal Acacian schism. 497 Theodoric is granted right to name consuls. 498 Pope Symmachus is elected. 255 50 4/5 50 5/6 50 7/9 50 9/rO 510 51 2 513 514 515/6 1200 1210 121 5 1225 1230 -39 1231 1239-44 1240 Appendix About this time Boethius composes De arithmetica and De musica, perhaps as well works on astronomy and geometry which are not extant. First commentary on Porphyry. Work on categorical syllogisms. Second commentary on Porphyry. Commentary on Aristotle's Categories. Boethius is named consul. Boethius composes tractate against Nestorius and Eutyches, a defense of Catholic orthodoxy against monophysite and Nestorian Christological heresies. First commentary on Perihermeneias. Pope Hormisdas elected. Second commentary on Perihermeneias. After 516, work on hypothetical syllogisms. Comments on Cicero's Topics. Justinian I becomes emperor and seeks conciliation with Pope. The four other opuscula sacra are written. The two sons of Boethius are named consuls. Boethius is named Master of Offices and writes work of topical differences. Pope John I is elected. Boethius is arrested, writes Consolation, is executed. Deaths of John I and Theodoric. THOMISTIC CHRONOLOGY Charter of University of Paris. Prohibition against "reading" Aristotle at Paris. Founding of Order of Preachers. Council of Lateran. First statutes of University of Paris. Magna Carta. Birth of Saint Thomas at Roccasecca. Thomas at Monte Cassino. Lifting of ban on Aristotle at Paris. Thomas is a student at University of Naples. First works of Averroes become known. 1244 1244-45 1245 1245-48 1248 1248-52 1248-54 1248-55 1250 125oil 125 2-5 6 1256 1256-59 1259-68 1263 1264 1266-70 1268-72 1270 127 2 1273 1274 1274 1276 1277 132 3 132 5 Appendix 257 Albert the Great comments on Aristotle at Paris. Roger Bacon comments on Aristotle. Thomas joins Dominicans at Naples. Detained by family. Deposition of Frederick II. Thomas is a student at Paris. Albert the Great founds Faculty of Theology at Cologne. Thomas is a student of Albert at Cologne. Crusade of Saint Louis. St. Bonaventure teaches at Paris. Death of Frederick II. Thomas is ordained a priest. Bachelor of Sentences at Paris. Thomas is named Master of Theology. First Paris Professorate. Thomas in Italy. William of Moerbeke translates Aristotle for Thomas. Thomas writes liturgy for feast of Corpus Christi. Averroist controversy at Paris. Second Paris Professorate. First Condemnation of Averroism. Thomas is named Regent of Theology at Naples. Thomas stops writing. March 7, Thomas dies at Fossanova. Council of Lyon unites East and West. Roman de la Rose. March 7, condemnation at Paris of 219 Averroistic propositions, including some Thomistic tenets. Canonization of St. Thomas. Revocation of Paris condemnation. ...