Talk:Macrobius

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Really, guys. He was "highly gay"? The rest of the biography is about as bad and neglects Stahl's lucid discussion. There is no proof he was "African" -- just probably "not Roman". Spain remains an option. Stahl disputes his religious identification. Likewise "has been described as" is weak -- the citation goes to Cameron's article but this just passes on a reference. I'm not sure I'm the best bet to fix all that but I will dispute the "B" rating it gets. I'm not sure there's enough information to merit more than that, but this summary is abyssmal. I'm also not certain that the bulk of the entry should be summaries of his works (which may merit their own entries). Micahross (talk) 06:00, 9 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Old page history[edit]

Some old page history that used to be at the title "Macrobius" is now at Talk:Macrobius/Old history. Graham87 13:20, 6 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"Roman" in lead[edit]

There have been some recent edits disputing whether Macrobius should be called a Roman (and calling for citations on this point). The Life section provides adequate sources concerning his disputed origin: either in the Greek speaking provinces, North Africa, or Spain, and there seems agreement that he was "born under foreign skies." In the light of this I will make the passage read that he was a "Roman provincial" and not provide sources (which are not required in the lead when there are adequate citations in the body of the article). --SteveMcCluskey (talk) 23:51, 14 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The Pagan Literary circle[edit]

There are a few different connections here

Symmachus ( the famous pagan) , Theodosius, Flavianus, Macrobius, Boethius, symmachus ( boethius' father)

This is the pagan literary circle amongst the roman elite of the period that dedicated themsleves to translating and transmitting the traditional literature of rome and greece. Its a hugely important element in understanding the culture of the late roman era. I could either add comments on all the relevant articles ( eg here I would point out macrobius dedicated his De differentiis to symmachus) indeed "Symmachus, and his real-life associates Vettius Agorius Praetextatus and Virius Nicomachus Flavianus, are the main characters of the Saturnalia of Macrobius Ambrosius"

The symmachus who adopted boethius was named after this symmachus and strongly informs us of the culture of the family

CantingCrew (talk) 08:00, 25 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]