Sometimes called “the last of the Romans,” Boethius
A) was the main proponent of papal supremacy in the sixth century.
B) taught that the soul can rise through philosophy to a knowledge of God.
C) taught that the world was sharply divided between the civilized and holy (Rome) and the backward and pagan (Germanic peoples).
D) was among the last members of the elite to emigrate from Rome to Constantinople.
E) wrote an explanation for the downfall of the empire.
Ans: B
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