Quintus Aurelius Memmius Symmachus
6th century Roman historian and politician
b. 5th century · d. 526
Quintus Aurelius Memmius Symmachus was a 6th-century Roman aristocrat, a historian and a supporter of Nicene Christianity. He was a patron of secular learning, and became the consul for the year 485. He supported Pope Symmachus in the schism over that Pope's election, and was executed with his son-in-law Boethius after being charged with treason.
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- Quintus Aurelius Symmachus child of · traditional
- Boethius parent of · traditional
- Rusticiana parent of · traditional
- Galla of Rome parent of · traditional
- Boethius teacher of · traditional
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Recorded as a historical figure.