Life
At some point after Galen arrived in Rome in 162, he became the doctor for Boethus' wife and son, and thus became acquainted with the consul. Boethus encouraged Galen to offer public lectures on anatomy, which Galen offered over a three-year period. G.W. Bowersock notes that these lectures were "very much to the taste of the people of that time", and includes in Galen's audience such prominent Senators as Marcus Vettulenus Civica Barbarus consul in 157, Lucius Sergius Paullus consul II in 168, and Gnaeus Claudius Severus consul II in 173. Boethus was appointed governor of the imperial province of Syria Palaestina for the usual term of three years starting around 166. Before he departed, he obtained medical advice to follow while in that eastern province. Despite his advice, Boethus died while governor in 168.Alföldy, ''Konsulat und Senatorenstand'', pp. 241, 195References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Flavius Boethus, Titus 1st-century Romans Suffect consuls of Imperial Rome Roman governors of Syria Boethus, Titus 168 deaths Year of birth unknown