Lateranus

Lătĕrānus, a,

• a family name in the gens Claudia, Sextia, and Plautia.—So, Plautius Lateranus, Tac. A. 15, 49; 60; Juv. 8, 148.—The splendid mansion of these Laterani on Mons Caelius (egregiae Lateranorum aedes, Juv. 10, 17; and: Lateranae aedes, Prud. adv. Symm. 1, 587) was given by the emperor Constantine to the bishop of Rome; afterwards the seat of the popes; now the Lateran.

Lătĕrānus, i, m. [later],

• the god of the hearth (because hearths were made of bricks), Arn. 4, 130.

Laterānus, a, um, I) Familienname in der gens Claudia, Sextia u. Plautia, unter dem am bekanntesten die Plautii Laterani, Tac. ann. 15, 49 u. 60. Iuven. 8, 148, die auf dem cölischen Berge ein prächtiges Haus besaßen, egregiae Lateranorum aedes, Iuven. 10, 17, od. Lateranae aedes, Prud. c. Symm. 1, 587, später basilica Laterana, Hieron. ad Ocean., die Konstantin der Gr. dem Bischofe von Rom schenkte, lange Zeit der Sitz der Päpste, j. der Lateran. – II) Lateranus, der Gott des Herdes (focus), weil dieser von Ziegelsteinen (lateres) gemauert war, Arnob. 4, 6.

Lateranus , Lateran, of the cathedral church or palace of the pope as bishop of Rome. b (as sb. n.) the Lateran. c (in locative case in dating clause). †709 (12c) acta sunt haec anno Dominicae incarnationis DCCIX in aecclesia Salvatoris ~a CS 125.  b feria quinta in coena Domini hora sexta celebratur missa ad ~is [sic] sic incipiens Egb. Pont. 120.  c 1139 data ~i per manum A. ‥ diaconus cardinalis (Lit. Papae) Elmh. Cant. 372; 1217 datum ~i v calendas Februar’ pontificatus nostri anno ix Conc. I 559; 1276 datum ~i ij kalendas Maii, pontificatus nostri anno primo (Lit. Papae) EHR XXXII 66.

1 Lătĕrānus, (13) ī, m. , nom dʼune famille rom., branche des Claudii, des Sextii, des Plautii ; pl., Juv. 8, 148 ; Tac. Ann. 15, 49 || -nus, a, um, des Laterani : Prud. Symm. 1, 585.

2 Lătĕrānus, ī, m. (later), dieu du foyer [foyer en briques] : Arn. 4, 130.

Latera'nus

was, according to Arnobius (ad v. Gent. 4.6), a divinity protecting the hearths built of bricks (lateres), whence some consider him to be identical with Vulcan. (Hartung, Die Relig. der Röm. ii. p. 109.) [L.S]

Latera'nus, App. Clau'dius

was one of the lieutenants of the emperor Septimius Severus in the expedition against the Arabians and Parthians, A. D. 195, and two years afterwards appears in the Fasti as consul. (D. C. 75.2; Victor, Epit. 20; Gruter, Corp. Inscript. 46.9, 51.1, ccc.) [W.R]

Latera'nus, L. Se'xtius Sexti'nus

was the friend and supporter of the celebrated C. Licinius Calvus Stolo in his attempts to throw open the consulship to the plebeians. He was the colleague of Licinius in the tribunate of the plebs from B. C. 376 to 367; and upon the passing of the Licinian laws in the latter of these years, he was elected to the consulship for the year B. C. 366, being the first plebeian who had obtained that dignity. (Liv. 6.35_42, 7.1.) For an account of the Licinian laws, see Vol. I. p. 586b., and the authorities there referred to.

The name of Sextius Lateranus does not occur again under the republic, but re-appears in the times of the empire. Thus we find in the Fasti a T. Sextius Magius Lateranus consul in A. D. 94, and a T. Sextius Lateranus consul in A. D. 154.

Latera'nus, Plau'tius

was one of the lovers of Messallina, the wife of the emperor Claudius, and was in consequence condemned to death by the emperor in A. D. 48; but pardoned, says Tacitus, on account of the brilliant services of his uncle, by whom the historian probably means A. Plautius, the conqueror of Britain. Lateranus was deprived of his rank as a senator, to which, however, he was restored on the accession of Nero, in A. D. 56. Ten years afterwards (A. D. 66), although consul elect, he took part in the celebrated conspiracy of Piso against Nero, actuated, says the historian, by no private wrongs, but by love for the state. He met death with the greatest firmness, refusing to disclose the names of any of the conspirators, and not even upbraiding the tribune, who executed him in the place where slaves were put to death, with being privy to the conspiracy, though such was the case. The first blow not severing his head from his body, he calmly stretched it out again. (Tac. Ann. 11.30, 36, 13.11, xv 49, 60; Arrian, Epictet. Dissert. 1.1.)