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Pre 4th Century Post 4th Century Eôsphoros (Dawn-bringer) Aphroditês astêr (Aphrodite’s star) Pyroeis (Fiery) Arêos astêr (Ares’ star)

155 Embassy of Greek philosophers (Aristotelian, Stoic, Skeptic) to Rome 121 Riots between populist and conservative factions 107-100 Militia restructured as standing army 87-85 Riots between supporters of generals Marius (populist) and Sulla (conservative) 82-78 Dictatorship of Sulla 77-71 Rise to power of Pompey (conservative) 60 Alliance (First Triumvirate) of Pompey, J. Caesar (populist) and Crassus ($) 49-47 Tensions between Pompey and J. Caesar  civil war; J. Caesar victorious 44 Assassination of Caesar by republican faction headed by M. Brutus 42 Deification (katasterism) of J. Caesar by Octavian 43 Alliance (Second Triumvirate) of M. Antony (populist), Octavian (conserva-tive) and Lepidus ($) 40-32 Empire divided between Antony (East) and Octavian (West) 30 Antony defeated by Octavian at Battle of Actium 27 Octavian receives title of Augustus and lifetime absolute power (imperium) 27-14 CE Rule of Emperor Augustus

Stoicism and Roman Values • collective vs. individual good • emphasis on duty (officium) over desire (amor) • endorsement of divination

155 Embassy of Greek philosophers (Aristotelian, Stoic, Skeptic) to Rome 121 Riots between populist and conservative factions 107-100 Militia restructured as standing army 87-85 Riots between supporters of generals Marius (populist) and Sulla (conservative) 82-78 Dictatorship of Sulla 77-71 Rise to power of Pompey (conservative) 60 Alliance (First Triumvirate) of Pompey, J. Caesar (populist) and Crassus ($) 49-47 Tensions between Pompey and J. Caesar  civil war; J. Caesar victorious 44 Assassination of Caesar by republican faction headed by M. Brutus 42 Deification (katasterism) of J. Caesar by Octavian 43 Alliance (Second Triumvirate) of M. Antony (populist), Octavian (conserva-tive) and Lepidus ($) 40-32 Empire divided between Antony (East) and Octavian (West) 30 Antony defeated by Octavian at Battle of Actium 27 Octavian receives title of Augustus and lifetime absolute power (imperium) 27-14 CE Rule of Emperor Augustus

155 Embassy of Greek philosophers (Aristotelian, Stoic, Skeptic) to Rome 121 Riots between populist and conservative factions 107-100 Militia restructured as standing army 87-85 Riots between supporters of generals Marius (populist) and Sulla (conservative) 82-78 Dictatorship of Sulla 77-71 Rise to power of Pompey (conservative) 60 Alliance (First Triumvirate) of Pompey, J. Caesar (populist) and Crassus 49-47 Tensions between Pompey and J. Caesar  civil war; J. Caesar victorious 44 Assassination of Caesar by republican faction headed by M. Brutus 42 Deification (katasterism) of J. Caesar by Octavian 43 Alliance (Second Triumvirate) of M. Antony (populist), Octavian (conserva-tive) and Lepidus 40-32 Empire divided between Antony (East) and Octavian (West) 30 Antony defeated by Octavian at Battle of Actium 27 Octavian receives title of Augustus and lifetime absolute power (imperium) 27-14 CE Rule of Emperor Augustus

Antiochus I Commagene (ruled 69-31 BCE) 3 August 62 BCE Antiochus Epiphanes Theos

155 Embassy of Greek philosophers (Aristotelian, Stoic, Skeptic) to Rome 121 Riots between populist and conservative factions 107-100 Militia restructured as standing army 87-85 Riots between supporters of generals Marius (populist) and Sulla (conservative) 82-78 Dictatorship of Sulla 77-71 Rise to power of Pompey (conservative) 60 Alliance (First Triumvirate) of Pompey, J. Caesar (populist) and Crassus 49-47 Tensions between Pompey and J. Caesar  civil war; J. Caesar victorious 44 Assassination of Caesar by republican faction headed by M. Brutus 42 Deification (katasterism) of J. Caesar by Octavian 43 Alliance (Second Triumvirate) of M. Antony (populist), Octavian (conserva-tive) and Lepidus 40-32 Empire divided between Antony (East) and Octavian (West) 30 Antony defeated by Octavian at Battle of Actium 27 Octavian receives title of Augustus and lifetime absolute power (imperium) 27-14 CE Rule of Emperor Augustus

Cult of Divine Julius

In his retirement at Apollonia, Augustus [ca In his retirement at Apollonia, Augustus [ca. 434 BCE] went with his friend Agrippa to visit Theogenes the astrologer in his gallery on the roof. Agrippa, who first consulted the fates, had great and almost incredible things predicted of him. Augustus therefore did not wish to make known his nativity, and persisted for some time in the refusal, from a mixture of shame and fear, lest his own fate should be predicted as inferior to that of Agrippa. When Augustus had been persuaded, however, to declare his nativity, Theogenes started up from his seat and paid him adoration. Not long afterwards, Augustus was so confident of the greatness of his destiny that he published his horoscope, and struck a silver coin bearing the image of Capricorn, the sign under which he was born. —Suetonius

Astrology in Rome • astronomical/astrological hierarchies and political hierarchies • imperial endorsement  widespread popularity • personal astrologers for prominent/wealthy individuals • political danger of astrological forecasts • later bans on casting imperial horoscopes

M. Manilius (ca. 48 BCE – 20 CE) • astrological epic Astronomicon • Stoic influence • simplified astronomical model • celestial events indicative “The divine cosmos is voluntarily revealing itself both to mankind as a whole and to the poet in particular." • horoscopic (catarchic) astrology • system of ascendants, chronocrators, dodecatemories, decans, zodiacal geography

Types of Astrology • General Astrology • Kh0rography • Genethlialogy (Natal Astrology) • Catarchic (Inceptive, Horary) Astrology • Interrogatory Astrology

Medical Astrology Whoever desires to know the condition of the patient at the beginning of the illness, and how long he will endure it, let him look at the Ascendant and the Moon and the Lord of the Ascendant and the Lord of the Moon's House and the Moon's conjoining with a star... and the Moon's dodecatemory. If the Lord of the Moon and the Lord of the Ascendant come from the decans, or if the decans aspect the Ascendant and the Moon and the Moon's dodecatemory, or if the Moon conjoins with the decans, then if the patient became ill at that hour and it is the beginning of his illness, it indicates recovery from his illness.... —Dorotheus of Sidon, Pentateuch 5.41

Zodiac

Dodecatemories

Houses, Decans, Rulers

Decans Leo, the first decan: its name is Pepisoth and it has the form of a woman holding in her right hand a thunderbolt, in her left a small bottle. It has wings from the middle of its body to its feet and a crown on its head. It rules the hands. Engrave it on the stone called heli- otrope, and set the plant libanotis underneath. Fix it inside any piece of jewelry and wear it. Abstain from boar's flesh. —Hermes Trismegistus, The Sacred Book of Hermes

Major Aspects ascension sign rising in E at moment of birth conjunction 0-10 degrees sextile 60 degrees square 90 degrees trine 120 degrees opposition 180 degrees