Quintus Aurelius Symmachus
consul of the Roman Empire 391, orator (340-402)
Quintus Aurelius Symmachus signo Eusebius (/ˈsɪməkəs/, Classical Latin: [ˈsʏmmakʰʊs]; c. 345 – 402) was a Roman statesman, orator, and man of letters.
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- We gaze up at the same stars; the sky covers us all; the same universe encompasses us. What does it matter what practical system we adopt in our search for the truth? The heart of so great a mystery cannot be reached by following one road only.
- The Memorial of Symmachus, Prefect of the City (Quoted by Arnold J. Toynbee) Time of Troubles: Arnold J. Toynbee's twentieth century by Ian Hall
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