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''The Consolation of Philosophy'' (De Consolatione Philosophiae) is a [[Latin]] text written by [[Boethius]] in the early 6th Century.  It was written while the author was in prison awaiting execution.  The text reflects the title: the story begins with the author imprisoned and feeling melancholy; [[Philosophy]] (here personified as a beautiful woman) appears and consoles him.  It is written in the first person and alternates between poetry and prose.  It was a favorite of [[Medieval]] [[European]] scholars and made the ancient concept of the [[Wheel of Fortune]] familiar.   

''The Consolation of Philosophy'' (De Consolatione Philosophiae) is a [[Latin]] text written by [[Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius|Boethius]] in the early 6th Century.  It was written while the author was in prison awaiting execution.  The text reflects the title: the story begins with the author imprisoned and feeling melancholy; [[Philosophy]] (here personified as a beautiful woman) appears and consoles him.  It is written in the first person and alternates between poetry and prose.  It was a favorite of [[Medieval]] [[European]] scholars and made the ancient concept of the [[Wheel of Fortune]] familiar.   

Although Boethius was a Christian and the text is full of philosophical and spiritual ideas and frequently uses the word [[God]], it makes no outright reference to [[Christianity]].  Although Christianity influences the text, it is important to understand Boethius’s identity as a Roman.  While writing, he experienced the fall of Rome and his own imprisonment.  Coupled with his own rise and fall on the Wheel of Fortune, the [[Roman Empire]] has been destroyed. The imprisoned author draws on the Greco-Roman legacy of Philosophy for comfort.

Although Boethius was a Christian and the text is full of philosophical and spiritual ideas and frequently uses the word [[God]], it makes no outright reference to [[Christianity]].  Although Christianity influences the text, it is important to understand Boethius’s identity as a Roman.  While writing, he experienced the fall of Rome and his own imprisonment.  Coupled with his own rise and fall on the Wheel of Fortune, the [[Roman Empire]] has been destroyed. The imprisoned author draws on the Greco-Roman legacy of Philosophy for comfort.