Lucius Aurelius Avianius Symmachus

L. Aurelius Avianius Symmachus

Roman senator and urban prefect|?-376 AD|Rome
Lucius Aurelius Avianius Symmachus (d. AD 376) was the father of Quintus Aurelius Symmachus and a leading Roman aristocrat. Seeck's first book headings identify him as the father addressed by Symmachus and as the sender of one reply to his son.
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All letters (11)

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From Quintus Aurelius Symmachusc. 365 AD

Lest my interruption of correspondence be counted against me as a fault, I prefer to be prompt in my duty rather...

symmachus #1001
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To Quintus Aurelius Symmachusc. 365 AD

This is a letter where the social gap between us actually shapes what we write.

symmachus #1002
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From Quintus Aurelius Symmachusc. 366 AD

I'm deeply grateful to learn that you don't find my letters tasteless, and I consider it a real gift that my...

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From Quintus Aurelius Symmachusc. 366 AD

...and so I've returned to the Bay of Baiae, since Baiae was quiet by then.

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From Quintus Aurelius Symmachusc. 367 AD

You certainly imitate the style of Menippean Varro, but you surpass his talent.

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From Quintus Aurelius Symmachusc. 367 AD

It's no use accusing me of silence — I've been scrupulous about keeping up my correspondence, and there's hardly...

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From Quintus Aurelius Symmachusc. 368 AD

People who hope to receive a gift are usually the impatient ones.

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From Quintus Aurelius Symmachusc. 368 AD

I'm in good spirits now that you've remembered your promise and set out.

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From Quintus Aurelius Symmachusc. 369 AD

We were worried the rain would hold you up.

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From Quintus Aurelius Symmachusc. 370 AD

Is this really my luck — that everywhere I turn, there's something that needs rebuilding?

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From Quintus Aurelius Symmachusc. 371 AD

...so that we may hear good news of your health and your affairs, and pass this short time we plan to spend in...

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