Quintus Aurelius Memmius Symmachus

Politician

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Who was Quintus Aurelius Memmius Symmachus?

Quintus Aurelius Memmius Symmachus was a 6th-century Roman aristocrat, a historian, and a supporter Nicene orthodoxy. He was a patron of secular learning, and became the consul for the year 485. He supported Pope Symmachus in the schism over the Popes' election, and was executed with his son-in-law Boethius after being charged with treason.

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0526

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on July 23, 2013

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