9.47) that the comet appeared at the 8th hour. 35) characterizes as erroneous the notice attributed to Baebius Macer (Serv. 1.287, 8.681, and 6.790, a passage not cited by D.) that the games during which the comet appeared were in part funeral games for Caesar ( ludi funebres). 8) curtly dismisses the evidence furnished by Servius (on Ecl. prepared to entertain any significant departures from Octavian’s account. does not extract from the few independent strands of the tradition all that they can tell us, nor is D. 34, the description of the comet’s physical appearance by Baebius Macer, most likely a contemporary observer), D. occasionally makes good use of other sources to supplement Octavian’s version (e.g., p. 1.12.46 on its brilliance, although Horace’s reference to the brilliance of the sidus Iulium is doubtless intended as a comment on the splendor of Augustus, not the comet 4). occasionally appears to lose sight of this fact when he treats clearly derivative sources as if they had some independent evidentiary value (e.g., p. 31, 35) that most ancient sources depend upon the account given by Octavian/Augustus in his Memoirs, D. In his discussion of the comet of 44, although D rightly acknowledges (p. 29-85) and on Caesar’s reform of the calendar and the astronomical work De astris attributed to Caesar (pp. The first chapter is divided into two parts, on the comet of 44 (pp. “Il cielo degli imperatori da Augusto a Domiziano”, pp. 101-38), and finally for the remaining Julio-Claudians and Flavian dynasty (III. The author then proceeds in three chapters to relate the way in which astronomy/astrology had significance for Julius Caesar (I. The various links between the stars and the world of man, in life (as omens and timekeepers) and after death (as signs of deification: catasterism), are succinctly presented. draws attention to the prominence enjoyed by astronomy/astrology in the Greco-Roman world (pp. The work opens with a general introduction in which D. By concentrating my review on D.’s treatment of the sidus Iulium, I believe that it is possible to convey the strengths and weaknesses of this study which addresses the important role played by the stars in furthering the power of Augustus and his successors. Roughly half of D.’s work is given over to that comet, a topic which sets the stage for the two remaining chapters. Although the book under review examines a longer span of history than R-L covering the period from the comet of 44 (the sidus Iulium) through the reign of Domitian, both books devote a considerable portion of their discussions to the comet of 44. publication appeared too late for me to take it into account in the book I wrote on the comet of 44 BC in collaboration with my colleague in Physics, Lewis Licht (henceforth R-L) 3 and D.’s 1989 publication was not known to me until the later book came out. Chieti, 1989), which is a very scarce item in this country. ( Astra Caesarum: Note sul catasterismo a Roma. They may be different for your location.This book 1 expands upon and refines views presented in an earlier monograph by D. The times given are for the Traverse City/Interlochen area of Michigan. By the way, the Grand Traverse Astronomical Society telescope clinic that was scheduled for January has been moved to February 2nd. North of Tranquility is the Sea of Serenity which will be completely in sunlight tomorrow night. The Moon’s so-called seas are all pretty much impact craters, just really big ones. It’s shape was distorted by the impact that created the Sea of Tranquility. It seems to have formed by a small asteroid collision in the first half billion years of the Moon’s existance. Right on the western edge, east to us, of the sea is a ruined crater called Julius Caesar. The crescent Moon tonight has completely revealed the Sea of Tranquility, or Mare Tranquillitatis. Let’s take a look at the Moon tonight with binoculars or a small telescope. The Moon, 1 day before first quarter, will set at 12:30 tomorrow morning.
It’ll be up for 9 hours and 28 minutes, setting at 5:38.
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