Late Classical Astrology: Paulus Alexandrinus and Olympiodorus with the Scholia from Later Commentators Translated by Dorian Gieseler Greenbaum, M.A. ARHATTable of Contents List of Tables . i Foreword by Robert Hand . ii ‘Translator’s Preface to Paulus and Olympiodorus iv Historical Background v Paulus Alexandrinus and the Jntroduetion See vi ‘The Scholia : vi ‘The Olympiodorus Commentary on Paulus... en vil Format of This Translation - vii “Texts Used for This Translation : : vi Translation Conventions See viii Acknowledgments... . ve vii Zoidion, Horoskopos, and Pivot : ix Introductory Matters 1 I. Introduction fo the Second Edition 1 2. Concerning the Twelve Zoidia 7 1 Scholia for Chapter 2 5 3. Concerning the Bounds Which the Five Wandering Stars Are Allotted in the Twelve Zoidia [On Account of Rejoicing in These Degrees Just as If They Found Themselves in Their Own Zoidia| : 6 Scholia for Chapter 3 7 4, Conceming the Faces inthe twelve Zaidia which the Seven Stars hold according to Decans 9 Scholia for Chapter 4 10 5. Concerning which of the Seven Stars are Masters of the Monomoiria, by Zoidion ..... 12 ‘Scholia for Chapter 5 i B 6, Concerning the Sect of the Two Lights... 4 7. Concerning the Quadrants 15 8. Conceming the Zaidia which See One Another... -.....00+6 6 Scholia for Chapter 8 : 6 9, Concerning Those which Command and Obey 0 10, Concerning the Trigons, Hexagons, Squares and Diameters by Ba. Scholion for Chapter 10 is 11, Concerning the Zaidia Unconnected to One Another 19 12. Concerning the [Zaidia] Averse and Sympathetic to One Another 19 Scholion for Chapter 12 20 13. Concerning the Like-engirding and Equally-rising Twelfth-parts which Make Figures 7 a aaa 20 14, Concerning the Phases which the Five Stars make to the Sun 20 Scholia for Chapter 14 eat 15, Concerning Stations : »Scholia for Chapter 15... 30 16. Conccming the Figures which the Moon Makes to the Sun 3) Scholia for Chapter 16 B 17, Concerning the Separation and Application which the Moon Makes tothe Wandering Stars 33 Scholia for Chapter 17 34 18, Concorning Foreknowledge of Winds 3 Scholion for Chapter 18 35 19, Concemning Knowing how Many Days ofthe Gods There Ate... 35 Scholia for Chapter 19... 36 20, Concerning Knowing to which of the Gods Each Day Belongs 36 ‘holia for Chapter 20 37 21. Conceming the [Star] Presiding and the One Managing 39 22, Concerning Dadekatémoria (Twelfth-parts) 40 Scholion for Chapter 22 41 23. Concerning the Seven Lots in the Panaretus ... 4 Scholia for Chapter 23 44 24, Concerning the Tabular Exposition of the Twelve Places ry Scholia for Chapter 24 St 25, Concerning Children 34 Scholia for Chapter 25 7 5s 26. Concerning What One Does 7 s Seholia for Chapter 26 7 27. Concerning the Declines ‘ 58 Scholia for Chapter 27.2.2... oo “oncerning the Motion ofthe Sun and Leaming in what Zatdion and Roughly what Degree us 60 Scholia for Chapter 28... fe cee 6 29, Concerning How One Must Calculate the Horoskopas o 30. Concerning the Midheaven 7 6 Scholion for Chapter 30 : ee 3 31, Concerning Year, Month and Day 65 32, Conceming the Monomoiria by Trigon 66 Scholion for Chapter 32 oa +33, Conceming the Indispensable Degree of the Horoskopos through Natural Methods. 68 Scholia for Chapter 33, oo 34, Concerning Crises ate : a 0 Scholia for Chapter 34 . n 35, Concerning the Bond of the Moon : . B Scholion for Chapter 35, eet aia 36. Concerning Rulership 4 Scholion for Chapter 36 %6 37. The Nativity of the Cosmos ‘ . %6 Heliodorus, as it's Said, in the Commentary on Paulus Alexandrinus 78 1, Concerning the Quality of the Figures and into What They are Collected 78