In close relationship to the Clementine writings stand the Bible translator Symmachus and the Jewish-Christian sect to which he belonged.
He was formerly identified with Aristaenetus of Nicaea (the friend of Symmachus), who perished in an earthquake at Nicomedia, 358, but internal evidence points to a much later date.
It is difficult to credit the universal wickedness adduced by Salvian, especially in face of the contemporary testimony of Symmachus, Ausonius and Sidonius.
Symmachus | Quintus Aurelius Symmachus | Quintus Aurelius Memmius Symmachus | Lucius Aurelius Avianius Symmachus |
It was suggested by Ceriani in 1890 that the text of the codex represents Hesychian recension; but Hexaplaric signs have been freely added, and the margins supply copious extracts from Aquila, Symmachus, Theodotion, and the Septuaginta of the Hexapla.
Antonius wrote tragedies in his spare time, and received correspondence from Quintus Aurelius Symmachus, who praised him for his literary accomplishments, while Antonius promoted Symmachus’ senatorial career.
Arnold Hugh Martin Jones, John Robert Martindale, John Morris, "Q. Fabius Memmius Symmachus 10", The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, Cambridge University Press, 1971, ISBN 0-521-20159-4, pp.