Quadratus
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Quadratus is Latin
for square. Quadratus was also a cognomen
from the Roman Republic and Roman Empire. It may refer to:
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
for square. Quadratus was also a cognomen
Cognomen
The cognomen nōmen "name") was the third name of a citizen of Ancient Rome, under Roman naming conventions. The cognomen started as a nickname, but lost that purpose when it became hereditary. Hereditary cognomina were used to augment the second name in order to identify a particular branch within...
from the Roman Republic and Roman Empire. It may refer to:
People
- Lucius Ninnius Quadratus, a tribune of the plebs in 58 BC and a warm friend to Roman Senator Marcus Tullius CiceroCiceroMarcus Tullius Cicero , was a Roman philosopher, statesman, lawyer, political theorist, and Roman constitutionalist. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the equestrian order, and is widely considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists.He introduced the Romans to the chief...
- Gaius VolusenusGaius VolusenusGaius Volusenus Quadratus was a distinguished military officer of the Roman Republic. He served under Julius Caesar for ten years, during the Gallic Wars and the civil war of the 40s...
Quadratus, a military officer of the late Roman Republic in 40s BC - Fannius Quadratus, a Roman poet and a contemporary of HoraceHoraceQuintus Horatius Flaccus , known in the English-speaking world as Horace, was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus.-Life:...
- Gaius Antius Aulus Julius Quadratus, an ordinary consul serving in 105
- Quadratus of AthensQuadratus of AthensSaint Quadratus of Athens is said to have been the first of the Christian apologists. He is said by Eusebius of Caesarea to have been a disciple of the Apostles...
, the Christian writer and saint - Quadratus (martyr), the name of several saints and martyrs
- Lucius Statius Quadratus, an ordinary consul serving in 142
- (Gaius) Julius Quadratus(Gaius) Julius QuadratusJulius Quadratus was a Roman Cavalry Officer. He was the son of Gaius Julius Severus, a Tribune in Legio VI Ferrata.He was the father of Gaius Julius Severus, a Proconsul of Asia between 152 and 153....
, a Roman Cavalry Officer, first cousin of - Gaius Julius Quadratus BassusGaius Julius Quadratus BassusGaius Julius Quadratus Bassus , a Romanized Galatian, was a Legate at Judaea between 102/103 and 104/105, Consul of Rome in 105 and Proconsul of Asia in 105. He was the son of Gaius Julius Bassus, Proconsul in Bithynia in 98....
, Legate at Judaea between 102 and 105, Consul of Rome in 105 and Proconsul of Asia in 105, grandfather of: - Gaius Asinius Quadratus, the Roman historian, father of:
- Gaius Asinius Quadratus ProtimusGaius Asinius Quadratus ProtimusGaius Asinius Quadratus Protimus or Gaius Protimus Quadratus Asinius was the Proconsul of Achaea ca. 211 or in 220.He was the brother of Gaius Asinius Rufus, son of Gaius Asinius Nicomachus and wife and cousin Julia Quadratilla and paternal grandson of Gaius Asinius Rufus and wife...
(died 235), Proconsul of Achaea in 220 - Any of various members of the Roman gens UmmidiaUmmidia (gens)The gens Ummidia was a Roman family which flourished during the 1st and 2nd centuries. The first member of the gens to achieve prominence was Gaius Ummidius Durmius Quadratus, governor of Syria during the reigns of Claudius and Nero...
Anatomy
In anatomy, quadratus refers to a quadrilateral (square or rectangular) shape. Structures with quadratus in their name are:- Lobus quadratus, the quadrate lobe of liverQuadrate lobe of liverThe quadrate lobe is an area of the liver situated on the under surface of the right lobe, bounded in front by the anterior margin of the liver; behind by the porta hepatis; on the right, by the fossa for the gall-bladder; and on the left, by the fossa for the umbilical vein.It is oblong in shape,...
- Pronator quadratusPronator quadratusPronator quadratus is a square shaped muscle on the distal forearm that acts to pronate the hand.As it is on the anterior side of the arm, it is innervated by a branch of the median nerve, the anterior interosseous nerve...
muscle, in the forearm - Quadratus femoris muscleQuadratus femoris muscleThe quadratus femoris is a flat, quadrilateral skeletal muscle. Located on the posterior side of the hip joint, it is a strong external rotator and adductor of the thigh, but also acts to stabilize the femoral head in the Acetabulum.- Course :...
, in the posterior hip - Quadratus lumborum muscleQuadratus lumborum muscleThe Quadratus lumborum is irregular and quadrilateral in shape, and broader below than above.-Origin and insertion:It arises by aponeurotic fibers from the iliolumbar ligament and the adjacent portion of the iliac crest for about 5 cm., and is inserted into the lower border of the last rib for...
, in the back - Quadratus plantae muscleQuadratus plantae muscleThe Quadratus plantæ is separated from the muscles of the first layer by the lateral plantar vessels and nerve. It acts to aid in flexing the 2nd to 5th toes and is one of the few muscles in the foot with no homolog in the hand.It arises by two heads, which are separated from each other by the long...
, in the foot
See also
- Quadriceps
- Quadratus (genus), a hagfishHagfishHagfish, the clade Myxini , are eel-shaped slime-producing marine animals . They are the only living animals that have a skull but not a vertebral column. Along with lampreys, hagfish are jawless and are living fossils whose next nearest relatives include all vertebrates...
genus - The 2nd colossus from the video game Shadow of the ColossusShadow of the ColossusShadow of the Colossus, released in Japan as , is an action-adventure game published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. The game was released in North America and Japan in October 2005 and PAL territories in February 2006...
- Araneus quadratusAraneus quadratusThe four-spot orb-weaver is a common orb-weaver spider found in Europe and Asia. Females can reach 17 mm in length, especially when gravid, males approximately half that. They are quite variable in appearance, ranging from brown to bright orange or green, but they always have the...
, a species of spider