# Symmachus — The Consolation of Philosophy character guide

> Symmachus in The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0004-book-i-the-sorrows-of-boethius

## Who they are

Boethius's father-in-law, a respected Roman senator and philosopher.

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