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Flavius Symmachus (fl. 522–526) was a Roman politician during the Ostrogothic kingdom in Italy. Son of the philosopher Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius and of Rusticiana (his aunts were Galla and Proba), he was the brother of Boethius, with whom he shared the consulate, chosen by the Ostrogothic court.
Flavius Boethius (fl. 522–526) was a Roman politician during the Ostrogothic kingdom in Italy. Life. Son of the philosopher Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius and of Rusticiana (his aunts were Galla and Proba), Boethius was the brother of Symmachus, with whom he shared the consulate, chosen by the Ostrogothic court.
Quintus Aurelius Memmius Symmachus (died 526) was a 6th-century Roman aristocrat, a historian and a supporter of Nicene Christianity. [1] He was a patron of secular learning, and became the consul for the year 485.
Quintus Aurelius Memmius Eusebius Symmachus (born c. 345—died 402, Ravenna [Italy]) was a Roman statesman, a brilliant orator and writer who was a leading opponent of Christianity. Symmachus was the son of a consular family of great distinction and wealth.
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Symmachus, Boethius's father-in-law, defended him against the charges but this only led to Symmachus himself being charged. Boethius was sentenced to death, the sentence was ratified by the Senate probably against its will, and it was carried out.
Roman senator, orator, and epistolographer (cf. letters, latin), and leading proponent of the pagan religious cause against the Christian emperors, was educated by a Gallic teacher and enjoyed a highly successful political career.
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Books 8–10 were a late fifth- or early sixth- century addition, perhaps by the consul and son-in-law of Boethius, Quintus Aurelius Memmius Symmachus. This complicated publication history has not, however, been fully considered by scholars who use these letters as simple reflections of fourth century aristocratic society and its values.
