Theodoric had made the philosopher-statesman Boethius magister officiorum ("master of the Palace") in 522, but he has soon been charged, unjustly, with treason in his relations with Pope John I. Theodoric has had Boethius imprisoned at Ticinum (Pavia) where he has composed “On the Consolation of Philosophy.” He translates most of Aristotle's treatises on logic into Latin, comments on some of them, pens brief treatises on logic, and summarizes Euclid's “Geometry.” In his summary of the “Arithmetic” and “Music” of Nicomachus of Gerasa, Boethius expresses a very broad view of music, dividing it into the harmony of the universe, the harmony of soul and body, and the harmony of sounding tones.

Boethius also produces five succinct theological treatises on such topics as Christian Greek theology on the Trinity, the incarnation, and the creed.

Theodoric orders his execution in about 524.