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Abstract
The nine books of the
Anthologies
of Vettius Valens (
fl
. ca. 150–70
ce
) are probably the most extensive books of astrological technique and practice preserved from antiquity. Though Valens does not have the fame of his near contemporary Claudius Ptolemy, his treatises are equally important for our understanding of the practice of astrology in the second century
ce
. Ptolemy's and Valens' approaches to astrology were very different; where Ptolemy emphasized theory and physical causation, Valens focused on practice, and on astrology as divinely revealed doctrine.
Title: Vettius Valens
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Abstract
The nine books of the
Anthologies
of Vettius Valens (
fl
.
ca.
150–70
ce
) are probably the most extensive books of astrological technique and practice preserved from antiquity.
Though Valens does not have the fame of his near contemporary Claudius Ptolemy, his treatises are equally important for our understanding of the practice of astrology in the second century
ce
.
Ptolemy's and Valens' approaches to astrology were very different; where Ptolemy emphasized theory and physical causation, Valens focused on practice, and on astrology as divinely revealed doctrine.
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