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Works by Marcus Manilius

Astrología (2002) 4 copies
Astrologia (1996) 2 copies

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Birthdate
1st c. AD
Date of death
1st c. AD
Gender
male
Nationality
Roman Empire
Occupations
poet

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This book was the centrepiece of my Masters on Manilius (as you would expect), and was of importance in my Phd, which examined Roman astrology. By the end of this my copy was dog eared indeed.
I found that Manilius' astrology was only a few, small excerpts from several different astrological systems, and that he presented a strong and well reasoned argument for Stoicism, within the lines of astrology text. Well written, perhaps surprising that it apparently paid so little importance in later Roman astrology.… (more)
 
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Rating
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Reviews
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ISBNs
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Languages
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