Lucius Aurelius Avianius Symmachus
Lucius Aurelius Avianius Symmachus ( signo Phosphorius) († 376) was a late antique Roman senator .
Symmachus was a follower of the traditional gods cults, among other things he was pontifex maior several times . As a praefectus annonae , the highly respected Symmachus was also responsible for supplying Rome with grain (340/50). In 360 he became vicarius urbis Romae , a subordinate of the Praetorian prefect for Italy and his deputy. In 361 he belonged to a delegation sent by the Senate to the then Emperor Constantius II ; apparently he was often entrusted with delegations to the court. Emperor Julian (361–363) is said to have valued him very much.
Symmachus also held the office of prefect of Rome in 364/65 . He was evidently very wealthy. For the year 377 he was planned as consul , but he died before that. His son, the famous orator and politician Quintus Aurelius Symmachus , praised his rhetorical talent and poetry ( Letters 1,3,4).
literature
- Arnold Hugh Martin Jones , John Robert Martindale, John Morris : Symmachus 3. In: The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire (PLRE). Volume 1, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1971, ISBN 0-521-07233-6 , pp. 863-865.
- Otto Seeck : Symmachos 14 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume IV A, 1, Stuttgart 1931, Col. 1142-1144.
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| SURNAME | Symmachus, Lucius Aurelius Avianius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | late antique Roman senator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century or 4th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 376 |