Post 4 th Century Eôsphoros Dawnbringer Aphroditês astêr Aphrodites star Pyroeis Fiery Arêos astêr Ares star 155 Embassy of Greek philosophers Aristotelian Stoic Skeptic to Rome ID: 709870
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Pre
4
th
CenturyPost 4th CenturyEôsphoros (Dawn-bringer)Aphroditês astêr (Aphrodite’s star)Pyroeis (Fiery)Arêos astêr (Ares’ star)Slide3
155
Embassy of Greek philosophers (Aristotelian, Stoic, Skeptic) to Rome
121
Riots between populist and conservative factions107-100Militia restructured as standing army87-85Riots between supporters of generals Marius (populist) and Sulla (conservative)82-78Dictatorship of Sulla77-71Rise to power of Pompey (conservative)
60
Alliance (First Triumvirate) of Pompey, J. Caesar (populist) and Crassus ($)
49-47
Tensions between Pompey and J. Caesar
civil war; J. Caesar victorious
44
Assassination of Caesar by republican faction headed by M. Brutus
42
Deification (
katasterism
) of J. Caesar by Octavian
43
Alliance (Second
T
riumvirate) of M. Antony (populist), Octavian (
conserva-tive
)
and Lepidus ($)
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 AugustusSlide4
Stoicism and Roman Values
• collective vs. individual good
• emphasis on duty (
officium) over desire (amor)• endorsement of divinationSlide5
155
Embassy of Greek philosophers (Aristotelian, Stoic, Skeptic) to Rome
121
Riots between populist and conservative factions107-100Militia restructured as standing army87-85Riots between supporters of generals Marius (populist) and Sulla (conservative)82-78Dictatorship of Sulla77-71Rise to power of Pompey (conservative)
60
Alliance (First Triumvirate) of Pompey, J. Caesar (populist) and Crassus ($)
49-47
Tensions between Pompey and J. Caesar
civil war; J. Caesar victorious
44
Assassination of Caesar by republican faction headed by M. Brutus
42
Deification (
katasterism
) of J. Caesar by Octavian
43
Alliance (Second
T
riumvirate) of M. Antony (populist), Octavian (
conserva-tive
)
and Lepidus ($)
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 AugustusSlide6
155
Embassy of Greek philosophers (Aristotelian, Stoic, Skeptic) to Rome
121
Riots between populist and conservative factions107-100Militia restructured as standing army87-85Riots between supporters of generals Marius (populist) and Sulla (conservative)82-78Dictatorship of Sulla77-71Rise 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
T
riumvirate) 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 AugustusSlide7
Antiochus I
Commagene
(ruled 69-31 BCE)
3 August 62 BCEAntiochus Epiphanes TheosSlide8
155
Embassy of Greek philosophers (Aristotelian, Stoic, Skeptic) to Rome
121
Riots between populist and conservative factions107-100Militia restructured as standing army87-85Riots between supporters of generals Marius (populist) and Sulla (conservative)82-78Dictatorship of Sulla77-71Rise 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
T
riumvirate) 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 AugustusSlide9
Cult of Divine JuliusSlide10
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.—SuetoniusSlide11
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 horoscopesSlide12
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
geographySlide13
Types of Astrology
• General Astrology
• Kh0rography
• Genethlialogy (Natal Astrology)• Catarchic (Inceptive, Horary) Astrology• Interrogatory AstrologySlide14
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
5.41Slide15
ZodiacSlide16
DodecatemoriesSlide17
Houses,
Decans
, RulersSlide18
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 HermesSlide19
Major Aspects
ascension
sign rising in
E at moment of birthconjunction0-10 degreessextile60 degreessquare
90 degrees
trine
120 degrees
opposition
180 degreesSlide20