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Boethius, an Uncommon card
Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, commonly known simply as Boethius, was a Roman senator, consul, magister officiorum, polymath, historian, and philosopher of the Early Middle Ages.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 80
- DEF
- 98
- Power
- 178
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 180,000
Ranked #1,043 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Boethius quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Boethius card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Boethius was born in Rome a few years after the ______ abdication of the last Western Roman emperor, Romulus Augustulus.
Answer
forced. Boethius was born in Rome a few years after the forced abdication of the last Western Roman emperor, Romulus Augustulus. From the Boethius article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The local cult of Boethius in the Diocese of Pavia was sanctioned by the Sacred Congregation of Rites in ____, confirming the diocese's custom of honoring him on 23 October.
Answer
1880s. The local cult of Boethius in the Diocese of Pavia was sanctioned by the Sacred Congregation of Rites in 1883, confirming the diocese's custom of honoring him on 23 October. From the Boethius article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Alexander von Humboldt. Alexander von Humboldt 93 · Passport 86 · Cholesterol 83 · Boethius 80 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He was a central figure in the translation of the Greek classics into Latin, a precursor to the Scholastic movement, and, along with Cassiodorus, one of the two leading Christian scholars of the 6th century.
- The local cult of Boethius in the Diocese of Pavia was sanctioned by the Sacred Congregation of Rites in 1883, confirming the diocese's custom of honoring him on 23 October.
- Boethius was born in Rome a few years after the forced abdication of the last Western Roman emperor, Romulus Augustulus.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Boethius article was read about 180,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 80 and blocks with 98: each hit it takes is cut by 39 %.
How to get Boethius
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Boethius (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
