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Symmachus Of Jerusalem
Symmachus is a name from Ancient Rome, Roman antiquity. It may refer to: * Symmachus (translator) (late 2nd century), author of one of the Greek versions of the Old Testament * Symmachus ben Joseph, a Jewish Tanna sage of the fifth generation * Symmachus (consul 522), son of Boethius * Pope Symmachus, bishop of Rome from 498 to 514 * Symmachi, a Roman aristocratic family ** Aurelius Valerius Tullianus Symmachus, consul in 330 ** Lucius Aurelius Avianius Symmachus, praefectus urbi in 364–365 ** Quintus Aurelius Symmachus (c. 340–c. 402), orator, author, and politician, the most influential of the Symmachi ** Quintus Fabius Memmius Symmachus (383/384 – after 402), praetor ** Quintus Aurelius Symmachus (consul 446), Quintus Aurelius Symmachus, consul in 446 ** Quintus Aurelius Memmius Symmachus (died 526), consul in 485 and wrote a history of Rome {{disambig, hndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancient Rome
In modern historiography, ancient Rome refers to Roman civilisation from the founding of the city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. It encompasses the Roman Kingdom (753–509 BC), Roman Republic (509–27 BC) and Roman Empire (27 BC–476 AD) until the fall of the western empire. Ancient Rome began as an Italic settlement, traditionally dated to 753 BC, beside the River Tiber in the Italian Peninsula. The settlement grew into the city and polity of Rome, and came to control its neighbours through a combination of treaties and military strength. It eventually dominated the Italian Peninsula, assimilated the Greek culture of southern Italy ( Magna Grecia) and the Etruscan culture and acquired an Empire that took in much of Europe and the lands and peoples surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. It was among the largest empires in the ancient world, with an estimated 50 to 90 million inhabitants, roughly 20% of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
