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Dorotheus of Sidon

Dorotheus of Sidon

c. 25 CE–c. 90 CE · Sidon

Dorotheus of Sidon (1st century CE) was a Greek astrological poet whose work was highly influential in later astrology. He wrote a treatise on astrology in verse, the 'Pentateuch,' which survives chiefly through a later Arabic translation and was an important source for Persian, Arabic, and medieval European astrologers. Little is known of his life.

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SidonPhoenicia

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About Sidon

Sidon, modern Saida on the Mediterranean coast of Lebanon, was one of the great cities of ancient Phoenicia. It is named as the home of the astrologer Dorotheus of Sidon, whose verse work on astrology was widely influential in antiquity.

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