波爱修斯博学多才，在中世纪初期的学术界，享有崇高的荣誉，他将希腊哲学家亚里士多德和柏拉图的作品翻译成拉丁文，同时将古代学者毕太古的音乐、欧几里德的几何学、尼哥玛古的数学（De institutione arithmetica libri duo）、托勒密的天文学[9]、阿基米德的机械学，都翻译成拉丁文介绍给罗马人。波爱修斯自己也编写了许多关于伦理学、数学、几何学和音乐的书籍，他对神学尤有深邃的研究，著有神学书籍多种。
波爱修斯将音乐分为三种类型[11]：
1. musica mundane(the music of the universe)：恒星、行星的运动，四季的变换以及自然环境(elements)与数值间的关系有关。
2. musica humana(human music)：人的身体、心灵达到协调平衡。
3. musica instrumentalis(instrumental music)：乐器或人声制造出听得见的声响。
"Boethius" has four syllables in English, /boʊˈiːθiəs/, the o and e are pronounced separately. It is hence traditionally written with a diæresis, viz. "Boëthius", a spelling which has been disappearing due to the limitations of typewriters.
The name Anicius demonstrated his connection with a noble family of the Lower Empire, while Manlius claims lineage from the Manlii Torquati of the Republic. The name Severinus was given to him in honour of Severinus of Noricum.
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Colish, Marcia L. Medieval Foundations of the Western Intellectual Tradition, 400-1400. New Haven: Yale University Press. 2002. ISBN 0-300-07852-8. OCLC 185694056.
Magee, John. Boethius on Signification and Mind. Leiden: Brill. 1989. ISBN 9-0040-9096-7.
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Westfall, Joseph. Boethius: Kierkegaard and The Consolation. Stewart, Jon (编). Kierkegaard and the Patristic and Medieval Traditions. Ashgate. 2008: 207–222. ISBN 9780754663911.
