Aurelii Symmachi

The Aurelii Symmachi were an aristocratic senatorial family (gens) of the late Roman Empire.

The family received its first offices at the beginning of the 3rd century under emperor Septimius Severus. It further increased its prestige, reaching its peaks in the 4th and 5th centuries. Among the most important members of this family were:

The family had a noteworthy interest in literature, and its members were patrons, editors and historians.

References

  1. Martyn, John R. C. (2006-01-01). "A New Family Tree for Boethius". Parergon. 23 (1): 1–9. doi:10.1353/pgn.2006.0082. ISSN 1832-8334.
  2. Aurelius Memmius Symmachus v.c. emendabam vel distinguebam meum Ravennae cum Macrobio Plotino Euexodio, «I, Aurelius Memmius Symmachus, vir clarissimus, corrected and put punctuation to my copy in Ravenna together with Macrobius Plotinus Eudoxius, vir clarissimus» (Hedrick, Charles W., History and Silence, University of Texas Press, 2000, ISBN 0-292-73121-3, p. 183).

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