Aurelius Valerius Tullianus Symmachus

Marcus Aurelius Valerius Tullianus Symmachus Phosphorius (fl. 280-330) was a Consul of the Roman Empire in 330. He had been proconsul of Achaea in 319.

He was born around 280. He had a son, Lucius Aurelius Avianius Symmachus, whose son was the famous orator Quintus Aurelius Symmachus. He was a Neoplatonist who had not converted to Christianity. It is possible that his parents were Aurelius Hermogenes, a priest of Asia, and Tullia Valeria, a priestess.

See also

• Symmachi

Bibliography

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