latera quadrata

Latin noun

Last edited: 2023-12-12
Primary meaning square sign
Literal translation square sides
Variants
latera quadrata
quadrata latera
Edited by
square sign astrological concept

one with the same quadruplicity/quality

et cum in quadratis lateribus fuerit, haec eadem simili ratione decernit

‘but when he is in the squares (i. e. the signs sharing the quadruplicity/quality) he indicates the same for a similar reason’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 5.3.52

Genre: astrological compendium
Provenance: Sicily
Date: ca. 334 CE

Firmicus Maternus. 1897. Ivlii Firmici Materni Matheseos Libri VIII, ed. W. Kroll, F. Skutsch. Stuttgart: B. G. Teubner. 2.46

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). latera quadrata (Lemma #1255). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1255/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). latera quadrata (Lemma #1255). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1255/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). latera quadrata (Lemma #1255). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1255/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) latera quadrata (Lemma #1255), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1255/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1255,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {latera quadrata ({Lemma} #1255)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1255/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1255/},
}