Astrology & Philosophy During the Hellenistic Period & Late Antiquity

Rooted in Babylonian and Egyptian traditions, Hellenistic astrologers fused their craft with Stoic, Middle Platonic, and Neopythagorean thought to create a system that promised insight into one’s place in the cosmos. This video explores how astrology became a tool for navigating personal destiny amid political upheaval, and how it sparked both fascination and fierce debate among ancient thinkers.

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Chapters:
0:00 - introduction
2:30 - early Greek philosophy
5:55 - medicine & astrology
8:59 - Plato
16:41 - planetary gods
20:37 - Stoicism
41:36 - Middle Platonism and Neopythagoreanism
1:03:50 - astrological texts
1:07:52 - Manilius
1:09:49 - Claudius Ptolemy of Alexandria
1:19:24 - Vettius Valens
1:23:40 - The Skeptics
1:28:21 - Hermetic and Gnostic astrology
1:34:41 - Neoplatonism
1:49:49 - Christianity

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