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SYMMACHUS , the name of a celebrated See also:Roman See also:family of the 4th to 6th centuries of our era . It belonged to the gens See also:Aurelia and can be traced back to Aurelius Julianus Symmachus, proconsul of See also:Achaea (according to others, See also:vicar or See also:vice-See also:prefect of See also:Macedonia) in the See also:year 319 . See also:Lucius Aurelius Avianius Symmachus, presumably his son, was prefect of See also:Rome in the year 364, and had also other important posts . He was celebrated for his virtues and the See also:senate awarded him in 377 a gilded statue . |
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