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        Chapter 7 The klimakteres (F 14–15)
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        Cristian Tolsa
        
                                    
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                                            Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Abbreviations IX
- Preface XI
- Contents XV
- Introduction 1
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                            First part: Fragments related to contextualization
- Chapter 1 Critodemus and Berossus in Pliny, via Varro (F 1–2) 19
- Chapter 2 Critodemus’ Horasis: the astrologers’ opinions (F 3–5) 45
- Chapter 3 Orphic oaths (F 6) 69
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                            Second part: Technical fragments
- Chapter 4 The “distributions”: Critodemus’ innovation? (F 7–9) 93
- Chapter 5 The “terms” (F 10) 123
- Chapter 6 On the time and kind of death (F 11–13) 137
- Chapter 7 The klimakteres (F 14–15) 157
- Chapter 8 Tables for calculating the length of life (F 16–20) 177
- Appendix I: timeline of ancient astrology 221
- Appendix II: basic astrological doctrines 223
- Appendix III: tables in Valens IX and his emulation of Critodemus 237
- References 241
- Index of select Greek and Latin words from the texts 247
- Index of authors 249
- General index 251
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Abbreviations IX
- Preface XI
- Contents XV
- Introduction 1
- 
                            First part: Fragments related to contextualization
- Chapter 1 Critodemus and Berossus in Pliny, via Varro (F 1–2) 19
- Chapter 2 Critodemus’ Horasis: the astrologers’ opinions (F 3–5) 45
- Chapter 3 Orphic oaths (F 6) 69
- 
                            Second part: Technical fragments
- Chapter 4 The “distributions”: Critodemus’ innovation? (F 7–9) 93
- Chapter 5 The “terms” (F 10) 123
- Chapter 6 On the time and kind of death (F 11–13) 137
- Chapter 7 The klimakteres (F 14–15) 157
- Chapter 8 Tables for calculating the length of life (F 16–20) 177
- Appendix I: timeline of ancient astrology 221
- Appendix II: basic astrological doctrines 223
- Appendix III: tables in Valens IX and his emulation of Critodemus 237
- References 241
- Index of select Greek and Latin words from the texts 247
- Index of authors 249
- General index 251