Information
Course Type
VL
Semester
SoSe 2024
Location
Arnim 10, Raum 010
SWS
2
Start
Frequency
wöchentlich
Day
Di
Time
10-12
E-Mail
ossendrijver@zedat.fu-berlin.de
Details
The lecture introduces central topics from the astral sciences (astronomy, celestial divination, astrology, cosmology) of the ancient world with a focus on Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Greco-Roman world. Topics to be covered are methodological aspects of research on ancient astral science, the reconstruction of ancient practices and theories based on original sources.