Manilius: Astronomica (Loeb Classical Library No. 469) (English and Latin Edition)

In Astronomica (first Century Ce), The Earliest Extant Treatise We Have On Astrology, Manilius Provides An Account Of Celestial Phenomena And The Signs Of The Zodiac. He Also Gives Witty Character Sketches Of Persons Born Under Particular Constellations. Marcus Manilius, Who Lived In The Reigns Of Augustus And Tiberius, Is The Author Of The Earliest Treatise On Astrology We Possess. His Astronomica, A Latin Didactic Poem In Five Books, Begins With An Account Of Celestial Phenomena, And Then Proceeds To Treat Of The Signs Of The Zodiac And The Twelve Temples; There Follow Instructions For Calculating The Horoscoping Degree, And Details Of Chronocrators, Decans, Injurious Degrees, Zodiacal Geography, Paranatellonta, And Other Technical Matters. Besides Exhibiting Great Virtuosity In Rendering Mathematical Tables And Diagrams In Verse Form, The Poet Writes With Some Passion About His Stoic Beliefs And Shows Much Wit And Humour In His Character Sketches Of Persons Born Under Particular Stars. Perhaps Taking A Lead From Virgil In His Georgics, Manilius Abandons The Proportions Of His Last Book To Narrate The Story Of Perseus And Andromeda At Considerable Length. In Spite Of Its Undoubted Elegance, The Astronomica Is A Difficult Work, And This Edition Provides In Addition To The First English Prose Translation A Full Guide To The Poem, With Copious Explanatory Notes And Illustrative Figures. World Of Manilius (map) -- Preface -- Introduction -- About The Poet -- A Guide To The Poem -- The Manuscripts -- Editorial Principles -- Bibliography (with Addendum) -- Astronomica Of Marcus Manilius -- Book One- Five -- Index -- Skies Of Manilius (star-charts). Manilius ; With An English Translation By G. P. Goold. Latin And English On Opposite Pages. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. Cxiii-cxxii. MARCUS MANILIUS, who lived in the reigns of Augustus and Tiberius, is the author of the earliest treatise on astrology we possess. He tells us hardly anything about himself, and is not mentioned by any other writer. His Astronomica, a Latin didactic poem in five books, begins with an account of celestial phenomena, and then proceeds to treat of the signs of the zodiac and the twelve temples; there follow instructions for calculating the horoscoping degree, and details of chronocrators, decans, injurious degrees, zodiacal geography, paranatellonta, and other technical matters. Besides exhibiting great virtuosity in rendering mathematical tables and diagrams in verse form, the poet writes with some passion about his Stoic beliefs and shows much wit and humour in his character sketches of persons born under particular stars. Perhaps taking a lead from Virgil in his Georgics, Manilius abandons the proportions of his last book to narrate the story of Perseus and Andromeda at considerable length. In spite of its undoubted elegance, the Astronomica is a difficult work, and this edition provides in addition to the first English prose translation a full guide to the poem, with copious explanatory notes and illustrative figures This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. 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Besides exhibiting great virtuosity in rendering mathematical tables and diagrams in verse form, the poet writes with some passion about his Stoic beliefs and shows much wit and humour in his character sketches of persons born under particular stars. Perhaps taking a lead from Virgil in his Georgics, Manilius abandons the proportions of his last book to narrate the story of Perseus and Andromeda at considerable length. In spite of its undoubted elegance, the Astronomica is a difficult work, and this edition provides in addition to the first English prose translation a full guide to the poem, with copious explanatory notes and illustrative figures.-- jacket