Dorotheus of Sidon
Dorotheos of Sidon was a Greek astronomer and astrologer who lived in the first century AD and composed an astrological poem in five books. David Pingree dated the horoscopes contained therein to around 50 AD. Subsequently, they were translated into Middle Persian and Arabic in the third century AD . The works of Dorotheos of Sidon form a first orderly compilation of the Hellenistic sources in astrology, which in turn are based on the writings of Petosiris , Hermetica and Zoroastrianism .
The extensive work had a great influence on ancient and medieval astrology. The Arabic translation contains Persian and Sanskrit terms that prove the editorial revision and additions from the Middle Persian and Sassanid templates.
Viktor Stegemann was only able to translate the first 57 of the extensive fragments that have survived to this day in the 20th century .
literature
- Viktor Stegemann: The fragments of Dorotheus of Sidon . Sources and studies on the history and culture of antiquity and the Middle Ages , series B, issue 1, delivery 1–2. Bilabel. Heidelberg 1939–1943.
- David Pingree: Dorothei Sidonii carmen astrologicum . Teubner, Leipzig 1976.
- David Pingree: The Yavanajātaka of Sphujidhvaja . Harvard University Press, Cambridge 1978, ISBN 0-674-96373-3 , pp. 423-427.
Web links
- Literature by and about Dorotheos von Sidon in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dorotheus of Sidon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek astronomer and astrologer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century BC BC or 1st century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century or 2nd century |