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Cristian Tolsa
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Aktuelle Bücher The Orphic Astrologer Critodemus
Cristian Tolsa, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
The Orphic Astrologer Critodemus
Despite the relevance of astrology in Graeco-Roman mentality, our information about the early period of Hellenistic astrology is marred by the scarcity of original sources. Personal astrology did not take off until the late Hellenistic period, due to the more substantial Hellenization of Mesopotamia facilitating the import of Babylonian theories.
The Orphic Astrologer Critodemus
Despite the relevance of astrology in Graeco-Roman mentality, our information about the early period of Hellenistic astrology is marred by the scarcity of original sources. Personal astrology did not take off until the late Hellenistic period, due to the more substantial Hellenization of Mesopotamia facilitating the import of Babylonian theories.