Symmachus
Americannoun
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Elite pagans could still pursue a career and hold public office, as did the noted intellectuals Libanius and Symmachus.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
On this day in 502, an ecclesiastical proceeding known as Synodis Palmaris resolved a disputed papal election in favor of Pope Symmachus.
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2017
It was in these transactions that Boethius, the philosopher, and Symmachus, the senator, fell victims to his wrath.
From History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition by Draper, John William
Quintilian was not neglected, however, and Symmachus and Sidonius Apollinaris were also faithfully studied.
From The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
Two centuries after M. Aurelius was in his grave, the deities which had cradled the Roman state, and watched over its career, were still objects of reverence to the conservative circle of Symmachus.
From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel
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