The Hindu-Arabic Numerals c9.45

c9.45

² This is the common spelling of the name, although the more correct Latin form is Boëtius. See Harper's *Dict. of Class. Lit. and Antiq.*, New York, 1897, Vol. I, p. 213. There is much uncertainty as to his life. A good summary of the evidence is given in the last two editions of the *Encyclopædia Britannica*.