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In Astronomica (first century AD), the earliest extant treatise we have on astrology, Manilius provides a poetic account of celestial phenomena and the signs of the zodiac. He also gives witty character sketches of persons born under certain stars.

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Perhaps the most ingenious…of Latin poets [is here translated by] a distinguished Latinist, deeply versed in celestial lore… [Manilius] is faithfully conveyed in a style both lucid and elegant. -- D. R. Shackleton Bailey * Classical Philology *

Astronomica

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      Publisher Harvard University Press
      Published 1 January 1977
      ISBN-13 9780674995161
      978-0674995161
      ISBN-10 0674995163
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In Astronomica (first century AD), the earliest extant treatise we have on astrology, Manilius provides a poetic account of celestial phenomena and the signs of the zodiac. He also gives witty character sketches of persons born under certain stars.

      Trade Review
      Perhaps the most ingenious…of Latin poets [is here translated by] a distinguished Latinist, deeply versed in celestial lore… [Manilius] is faithfully conveyed in a style both lucid and elegant. -- D. R. Shackleton Bailey * Classical Philology *

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