The French historian Auguste Bouch�-Leclercq (1842-1923) made major contributions to our knowledge of the Hellenistic period. A member of the Acad�mie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, he was also made an officer of the L�gion d'Honneur. Bouch�-Leclercq is also considered the first modern historian of astrology: he had developed a long-lasting interest in divination during his extensive researches on ancient Greek civilisation. This field had not been considered worthy of serious scholarly study until he published his Histoire de la divination dans l'antiquit� between 1879 and 1882. L'Astrologie grecque, first published in 1899, is another important work, still referred to today. Bouch�-Leclercq looks back to the oriental roots of Greek astrology. He delves into the specific influence of the zodiac signs, and explains how the celestial sphere was divided in order to draw horoscopes. Other topics include astrology in Roman culture, as well as astrological medicine.

L'Astrologie grecque

Excerpt from L'Astrologie GrecqueJe n'ai rien change a ma methode, soit de recherche, soit d'exposition. Elle consiste, pour la recherche, a remonter vers les origines jusqu'a ce que l'on retrouve l'etat d'esprit ou ce qui est devenu plus tard inintelligible o'u deraisonnable etait le produit d'un raisonnement simple, parfaitement intel ligible; pour l'exposition, a refaire en sens inverse'le chemin parcouru. On me permettra de dire que j'ai ete encourage a y perseverer par les constatations que j'ai pu faire depuis. En suivant, non pas de tres pres, mais avec assez d'attention.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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