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Astronomicon, Volume 3

Marcus Manilius

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Marcus Manilius is a Latin author of the early 1st century CE, who wrote a five book astrological and Stoic poem, dedicated to the emperor Augustus. Little is known about the author, even his full name is uncertain, and his poem has received scant academic interest.

The latest firm date of the poem is the disastrous defeat of Varus' legions by the German tribes in 9 CE. The writing shows the author to be well read and knowledge of his subject, but the work is not referred to by any subsequent writer, suggesting that it was never widely disseminated.

A manuscript was rediscovered by Poggio Bracciolini in 1416 or 1417, and editions of the poem were produced by Scaliger and Bentley, however, the definitive text of the poem is this immensely erudite series by the distinguished Latin scholar and poet A. E. Housman . Between 1903-1930 Housman produced five volumes, one for each book of the poem, each of which critically analysed and described the text of the poem.

Volume 3 describes the working out of horoscopes.

Language: English

Pages: 108

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: May 19, 2011

ISBN: 1108170633

ISBN 13: 9781108170635

Astronomicon, Volume 3

Marcus Manilius

5/5 ( ratings)

Marcus Manilius is a Latin author of the early 1st century CE, who wrote a five book astrological and Stoic poem, dedicated to the emperor Augustus. Little is known about the author, even his full name is uncertain, and his poem has received scant academic interest.

The latest firm date of the poem is the disastrous defeat of Varus' legions by the German tribes in 9 CE. The writing shows the author to be well read and knowledge of his subject, but the work is not referred to by any subsequent writer, suggesting that it was never widely disseminated.

A manuscript was rediscovered by Poggio Bracciolini in 1416 or 1417, and editions of the poem were produced by Scaliger and Bentley, however, the definitive text of the poem is this immensely erudite series by the distinguished Latin scholar and poet A. E. Housman . Between 1903-1930 Housman produced five volumes, one for each book of the poem, each of which critically analysed and described the text of the poem.

Volume 3 describes the working out of horoscopes.

Language: English

Pages: 108

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: May 19, 2011

ISBN: 1108170633

ISBN 13: 9781108170635

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