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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.
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| dbo:abstract | 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: * Aurelius Valerius Tullianus Symmachus, consul in 330 * Lucius Aurelius Avianius Symmachus, praefectus urbi in 364-365, son of Aurelius Valerius Tullianus Symmachus * Quintus Aurelius Symmachus, c.340–c.402, orator, consul in 391. He was considered the best Latin orator of his age, similar to Cicero) by his contemporaries. He was the most influential of the Symmachi * Quintus Fabius Memmius Symmachus, son of Quintus Aurelius Symmachus * Aurelius Anicius Symmachus, nephew of Quintus Aurelius Symmachus * Quintus Aurelius Symmachus the Younger, consul in 446, son of Quintus Fabius Memmius Symmachus * Quintus Aurelius Memmius Symmachus, consul in 485, son of Quintus Aurelius Symmachus the Younger * Three daughters of Quintus Aurelius Memmius Symmachus: Saint Galla, Proba, and Rusticiana, the first wife of Boethius * Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, adopted son of Quintus Aurelius Symmachus the Younger The family had a noteworthy interest in literature, and its members were patrons, editors and historians. * Lucius Aurelius Avianius Symmachus wrote a few epigrams on members of the Constantinian administration and another unknown literary work * Quintus Aurelius Symmachus wrote many letters, edited in ten volumes, five orations, three panegyrics and 49 relations for his office, among which the most famous is the third, written in order to request the restoration of the Altar of Victory; in the last part of his life he dedicated himself to philology. * Quintus Aurelius Symmachus (consul 446), to whom Ambrosius Theodosius Macrobius dedicated his De differentiis vel societatibus graeci latinique verbi. * Quintus Aurelius Memmius Symmachus wrote a Roman History in seven books (now lost), which was used as a source by Jordanes for his Romana; he also helped the publication of the Commentarii in Somnium Scipionis by Ambrosius Theodosius Macrobius, even editing directly the work. Priscian dedicated him some of his works. (en) I Symmachi furono una famiglia del tardo Impero romano. Membri illustri di questa gens furono: * Aurelio Valerio Tulliano Simmaco, proconosole d'Acaia e console nel 330. * Lucio Aurelio Aviano Simmaco Fosforio, figlio del precedente, praefectus urbi. * Quinto Aurelio Simmaco, figlio del precedente, oratore e praefectus urbi. Sposa . * una figlia, sposa di Nicomaco Flaviano iunior. * Quinto Fabio Memmio Simmaco, figlio del precedente, pretore. * Quinto Aurelio Simmaco, probabilmente figlio del precedente, console del 446. * Quinto Aurelio Memmio Simmaco, figlio del precedente, console nel 485. * . Ebbero una domus edificata sul Celio a Roma, attualmente posta sotto il policlinico militare. * Base della statua eretta da Quinto Fabio Memmio Simmaco al padre Quinto Aurelio Simmaco * Base della statua eretta da Memmio Simmaco al prosuocero Virio Nicomaco Flaviano (it) |
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| rdfs:comment | 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. (en) I Symmachi furono una famiglia del tardo Impero romano. Membri illustri di questa gens furono: * Aurelio Valerio Tulliano Simmaco, proconosole d'Acaia e console nel 330. * Lucio Aurelio Aviano Simmaco Fosforio, figlio del precedente, praefectus urbi. * Quinto Aurelio Simmaco, figlio del precedente, oratore e praefectus urbi. Sposa . * una figlia, sposa di Nicomaco Flaviano iunior. * Quinto Fabio Memmio Simmaco, figlio del precedente, pretore. * Quinto Aurelio Simmaco, probabilmente figlio del precedente, console del 446. * Quinto Aurelio Memmio Simmaco, figlio del precedente, console nel 485. * . (it) |
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