On the Origin of the Rotas-Sator Square

Since the discovery at Pompeii of specimens of the ROTAS-SATOR rebus scholarly investigation into the origin of the “magic square” has been bedevilled by a fundamental problem. Is it or is it not sheer chance that the letters of the square can be rearranged in two intersecting PATER NOSTER's wi...

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Main Author: Fishwick, Duncan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 1964
In: Harvard theological review
Year: 1964, Volume: 57, Issue: 1, Pages: 39-53
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Summary:Since the discovery at Pompeii of specimens of the ROTAS-SATOR rebus scholarly investigation into the origin of the “magic square” has been bedevilled by a fundamental problem. Is it or is it not sheer chance that the letters of the square can be rearranged in two intersecting PATER NOSTER's with two A's and two O's remaining to be positioned at will?
ISSN:1475-4517
Contains:Enthalten in: Harvard theological review
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0017816000024858