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Templar Magic Square


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A magic square-type arrangement of the words in the Latin sentence "Sator Arepo tenet opera rotas" ("the farmer Arepo keeps the world rolling"). This square has been found in excavations of ancient Pompeii.


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Magic Square

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References

Bouisson, S. M. La Magie: Ses Grands Rites, Son Histoire. Paris, pp. 147-148, 1958.Grosser, F. "Ein neuer Vorschlag zur Deutung der Sator-Formel." Archiv. f. Relig. 29, 165-169, 1926.Update a linkHeietala, H. "The Templar Magic Square." http://www.trantex.fi/staff/heikkih/knights/pubsator.htmHocke, G. R. Die Welt als Labyrinth: Manierismus in der europäischen Kunst und Literatur: Sprach-Alchimie und esoterische Kombinationskunst. Hamburg, Germany: Rowohlt, p. 24, 1967.Sarcone-Waeber, G. A. "Antique Puzzles." http://www.archimedes-lab.org/latin.html.

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