Attitudes to astrology in early Christianity, a study based on selected sources
Attitudes to astrology in early Christianity, a study based on selected sources By Timothy Hegedus Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Toronto, 2000 Abstract: Astrology was…
New Light on the Legendary King Nechepsos of Egypt
This paper identifies several indigenous Egyptian attestations of King Nechepsos, previously well known from Classical sources. The name may be understood as ‘Necho the Wise’, and refers to Necho II of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty.
Astrology in Ancient Rome: Poetry, Prophecy and Power
My main focus will be on an ancient Roman long poem and a set of questions surrounding it. The poem is a didactic (instructional) work on astrology.
Monsters in the Roman Sky: Heaven and Earth in Manilius' Astronomica
The five-book astrological poem of Manilius, composed during the final years of Augustus
Ancient Egyptian astronomy: timekeeping and cosmography in the new kingdom
The study of astronomy in Ancient Egypt has traditionally fallen between the fields of Egyptology, astronomy, archaeoastronomy,and history of science. Researchersfrom all four disciplines have looked at the area from different perspectives. In addition however, there have been reasonswhy researchershave not tackled the field: Egyptologists have felt it required too much technical knowledge while other researchershave believed that those capable of reading the texts are most suited to studying the material.
Astrology in Philo of Alexandria's De Vita Contemplativa
Amid the quest for knowledge and philosophical excellence found in Alexandria, Philo wrote his treatises, determined to show how Judaism excelled all in its piety, righteousness and philosophical brilliance.
Astral Divination in the Context of Mesopotamian Divination, Medicine, Religion, Magic, Society, and Scholarship
The fundamental premise lying behind celestial and other forms of divination in Mesopotamia was that the gods would, on occasions, impart information to humans through signs, that could bode both well and ill, providing a positive or negative answer to a query, or more specific (unfalsifiable) information on what will happen in the future.
Ancient Greek Technology and Astrology
The ways that technology, religion, mythology and seafaring overlap one another in antiquity.
Tiberiana 1: Tiberian Neologisms
Capri, which will explore the interrelationship between culture and empire, between Tiberius’ intellectual passions (including astrology, gastronomy, medicine, mythology, and literature) and his role as princeps.