Astronomica (Manilius)

The Astronomica (Latin: [as.troˈno.mi.ka] or [as.trɔˈnɔ.mɪ.ka]), also known as the Astronomicon, is a Latin epic probably written by a Roman poet named Marcus Manilius sometime during the reign of either Caesar Augustus or Tiberius. Comprising five books, the work describes celestial phenomena so as to explicate the zodiac and astrology. The poem – which seems to have been inspired by Lucretius's Epicurean poem De rerum natura – espouses a largely Stoic and deterministic understanding of a universe that is overseen by a god and governed by reason.

Astronomica (Manilius)

The Astronomica (Latin: [as.troˈno.mi.ka] or [as.trɔˈnɔ.mɪ.ka]), also known as the Astronomicon, is a Latin epic probably written by a Roman poet named Marcus Manilius sometime during the reign of either Caesar Augustus or Tiberius. Comprising five books, the work describes celestial phenomena so as to explicate the zodiac and astrology. The poem – which seems to have been inspired by Lucretius's Epicurean poem De rerum natura – espouses a largely Stoic and deterministic understanding of a universe that is overseen by a god and governed by reason.