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200 10$aManilius and his intellectual background$b[electronic resource] /$fKatharina Volk
210   $aOxford $cOxford University Press$dc2009
215   $a1 online resource (329 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [275]-297) and index.
327   $a""Contents""; ""List of Figures""; ""Abbreviations""; ""1. The Mystery of Manilius""; ""1.1. Who Was Marcus Manilius?""; ""1.2. A Contextual Approach""; ""2. Portrait of the Universe""; ""2.1. The Idea of the kosmos""; ""2.2. The Two-Sphere Universe""; ""2.3. The World According to Manilius (Astronomica 1)""; ""2.4. The Puzzle of the Planets I""; ""3. The Rules of Fate""; ""3.1. What is Astrology and How Does it Work?""; ""3.2. A a???Self-Styled Ancient Arta???""; ""3.3. The Astrologera???s Circles (Astronomica 2 and 3)""; ""3.4. Mores et studia (Astronomica 4 and 5)""
327   $a""3.5. The Puzzle of the Planets II""""4. Horoscopes and Emperors""; ""4.1. The Rise of Astrology at Rome""; ""4.2. Maniliusa??? Emperor(s) and the Date of the Astronomica""; ""4.3. Roman Manilius""; ""5. Teaching and Poetry""; ""5.1. What Do We Learn from the Astronomica?""; ""5.2. Imitatio and aemulatio""; ""5.3. Transcending Tradition""; ""6. Making Sense of the World""; ""6.1. Man and the Cosmic God""; ""6.2. Possible Sources for Maniliusa??? World View""; ""6.3. Cosmic Tensions""; ""7. The Universe and Us""; ""Appendix: Outline of the Astronomica""
327   $a""Glossary of Astronomical and Astrological Terms""""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""W""; ""Z""; ""Bibliography""; ""Passages Cited""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""
330 8 $aThe first English-language monograph on Marcus Manilius, a Roman poet of the first century AD, whose Astronomica is our earliest extant comprehensive treatment of astrology. Katharina Volk brings Manilius and his world alive for modern readers by exploring the manifold intellectual traditions that shaped his work.
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