Symmachi

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The Symmachi were an influential aristocratic family of late ancient Rome, closely associated with other leading senatorial houses such as the Anicii.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman aristocrat
Roman senator
ancient Roman family
ancient Roman family
ancient Roman family
collection of Latin letters
letter writer
orator
senatorial aristocratic family
alliedWith Nicomachi NERFINISHED
archivalEvidence inscriptions
letters
official documents
associatedWith Anicii NERFINISHED
classStatus patrician
connectedTo imperial court in the West
country Roman Empire
culturalRole patrons of literature
patrons of rhetoric
ethnicity Roman
family Symmachi NERFINISHED
Symmachi NERFINISHED
floruit 4th century
5th century
hasMember Quintus Aurelius Symmachus the Younger NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance example of late Roman pagan aristocracy
key witnesses to senatorial culture in Late Antiquity
knownFor Relatio 3 to Emperor Valentinian II NERFINISHED
defense of traditional Roman religion
influence in late Roman Senate
literary and rhetorical culture
support of traditional Roman cults
language Latin
notableMember Quintus Aurelius Symmachus NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment senatorial opposition to some imperial religious policies
politicalRole senatorial leadership
positionHeld consul of the Roman Empire
urban prefect of Rome
region Rome NERFINISHED
religion paganism
traditional Roman paganism
socialClass Roman senatorial aristocracy
sourceOf Symmachian correspondence NERFINISHED
timePeriod Late Antiquity

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Anicii relatedFamily Symmachi