Chrono for Boethius
by al klisiak

476 Odoacre conquers Ravenna, deposes  Romulus the
last Roman Emperor, acknowledge Eastern emperor,
becomes ruler of Italy
480 Anacius Manilius Severinus Boethius b. at Rome
482 Emperor Zeno, publishes the Henoticon, which
attempts to reconcile Christological doctrines of
Nestorians and Monophysites.
483 Pope Felix III is elected
484 Pope Felix III excommincates Acacius because of
Henoticon and Schism results. 
485 Symmachus, future father in Law of Boethius, is
named consul. Proclus d. 
487 Father of Boethius is named consul
488 Emperor invites Ostrogoths into Italy
489 Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths becomes ruler of
Italy
490 Boethius's father dies, causing Boethius to be
taken into the household of Quintus Aurelius Memmius
Symmachus
491 Anastasius becomes emperor and acknowledges
Theodoric and Arian.
492 Pope Galius is elected
496 Pope Anastasius II is elected; tries to heal the
Acaian schism
497 Theodoric is granted the right to name consuls
498 Pope Symmachus is elected
c. 503 Boethius composes "De arithemetica" and "De
musica", and may have worked on astronomy and geometry
504-505 first commentary on Porphery
505-506 Second commentary on Porphery
509-510 Commentary on Aristotles "Catagories"
510 Boethius is named consul
512 Boethius composes a tractate against the Nestorius
and Eutyches, a defense of Catholic orthodoxy against
monophysite and Nestorian Christological heresies
513 first commentary on "Perihermeneias"
514 Pope Hormisdas elected
515-516 second commentary on "Perihermineias", after
516 works on hypothetical syllogisms
518 Comments on Cicero's "Topics", Justinian I becomes
emperor and seeks conciliation with the Pope
519 end of the Acacian schism
521 four other "opuscula sacra" are written
522 both Boethius's boys are appointed consuls
523 Pope John I is elected
524 Boehtius is arrested, writes " Consulation ", is
executed at Pavia. 
525 John I and Theodoric d. 

sources: Boethius and Aquinus by Ralph Mcinery, and
Bothius by Edmund Reiss