Greek · c. 150–175 CE
Anthology
Anthologiai, esp. Book III
A handbook of horoscopic astrology that treats a planet's phase, retrogradation included, as a condition on its effect. In one rule in Book III, §4, a planet that is 'setting or proceeding with a retrograde motion' will be 'harmful and hazardous' and is not to be counted a benefic at all (Riley's translation).
- Author
- Vettius Valens
- Date
- c. 150–175 CE
- Original language
- Greek
- Kind
- Astrological
- Planets
- General · no planet named
Editions
3 editions.
| Year | Edition | © |
|---|---|---|
| 1908 | Vettii Valentis Anthologiarum libri, ed. W. Kroll, Berlin: Weidmann, 1908 | PD |
| 1986 | Vettii Valentis Antiocheni Anthologiarum libri novem, ed. D. Pingree, Leipzig: Teubner, 1986 | © |
| 2010 | Vettius Valens, Anthologies, tr. Mark T. Riley (draft, 2010); ed. C. Brennan, Amor Fati, 2022 | © |
Read it
2 digitised copies.
- Kroll's 1908 Teubner edition, Greek textInternet Archive (Google Books scan)PDOpen ↗
- Riley's English translation of all nine booksSkyscript?Open ↗Archived copy
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References
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1st century BCE (often placed c. 50 BCE) | Introduction to the PhenomenaGeminusMath. astronomy | Me Ve Ma Ju Sa | Math. astronomy |
| 1st century CE (Greek original); Arabic version c. 800 CE | Carmen AstrologicumDorotheus of SidonAstrological | General | Astrological |
| c. 77–79 CE | Natural History, Book IIPliny the ElderTheory / model | Me Ve Ma Ju Sa | Theory / model |
| early 2nd century CE | Expositio rerum mathematicarumTheon of SmyrnaTheory / model | Me Ve Ma Ju Sa | Theory / model |
| c. 150 CE | Almagest, Book XIIClaudius PtolemyMath. astronomy | Me Ve Ma Ju Sa | Math. astronomy |
| c. 150–170 CE | TetrabiblosClaudius PtolemyAstrological | Me Ve Ma Ju Sa | Astrological |