Symmachus, Quintus Aurelius

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Symmachus, Quintus Aurelius

Roman statesman and orator, a leading defender of pagan institutions in the fourth century. His surviving writings include letters, speeches and official reports; Zirkoff cites Otto Seeck’s edition of 1883. (BCW 7:398). Author of the statement that tutelary spirits are assigned to cities and peoples, just as souls are given to human beings at birth. (B. de Zirkoff, BCW 7:196)

Some links:

• CTD article in Russian: Симмах, Квинт Аврелий

Mentions

Mentioned in: Theories About Reincarnation and Spirits – H. P. Blavatsky cites his statement on the tutelary spirits of cities and peoples (BCW 7:196)

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