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Boethius, Consolatio Philosophiae, Book One, Prosa 4: (search)
the throat." bonis omnibus: dative of reference; here, as often, it can be translated almost like a genitive. struxisse: < struo , "prepare, contrive." praesentem: sc. me . sententia: abstract subject of punisset . quingentis . . . milibus: ablative, to express distance, with procul , adverb, "at a distance [of]." The location of B.'s imprisonment is not certain, but was probably in or near Ticinum (mod. Pavia), about 20 m. south of Milan. Distance must be calculated by tracing the standard Roman roads through the Apennines, not by air mileage or modern highways, and by using the Roman mile (approx. 95 yards shorter than the English). propensius: comparative of < propensus , "well-disposed"; here, "too well-disposed"; modifies studium . morti: this is the only explicit indication in the Consolatio that B. foresaw his own imminent death. meritos: sc. senatores (accusative