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Planetary exaltations (1)

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05 Scientific knowledge and scholarly lore



Keywords
astrology
Mesopotamia
omens
Period
4th century CE
Roman Empire
Channel
Roman philosophers and scholars


Text
Firmicus Maternus, De Errore 2.3.6:
The Babylonians called the signs in which the planets are exalted their ‘houses’.


Source (list of abbreviations)
Firmicus Maternus, De Errore 2.3.6

Bibliography

Rochberg-Halton 1988, 57Rochberg-Halton, F. “Elements of the Babylonian Contribution to Hellenistic Astrology.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 108 (1988) 51-62. [JSTOR (requires subscription)]

Amar Annus


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