Quintus Aurelius Memmius Symmachus
Quintus Aurelius Memmius Symmachus | |
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Symmachus (left) and Boethius, presentation miniature, Boethius, De institutione arithmetica, c. 845 | |
| Western Roman Consul | |
| In office 485–485 | |
| Monarch | Theodoric |
| Preceded by | Decius Marius Venantius Basilius |
| Succeeded by | Caecina Mavortius Basilius Decius |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 526 |
| Nationality | Roman |
| Relations | Symmachi |
| Children | Rusticiana, Galla, and Proba |
| Parent | Quintus Aurelius Symmachus |
| Profession | Historian, patron |
Quintus Aurelius Memmius Symmachus (died 526) was a 6th-century Roman aristocrat, a historian and a supporter of Nicene Christianity. He was a patron of secular learning, and became the consul for the year 485. He supported Pope Symmachus in the schism over that Pope's election, and was executed with his son-in-law Boethius after being charged with treason.