Vettius Valens's Anthologiae, nine books, is a primary ancient Greek astrological treatise; the atlas records no publisher and no exact publication year because it survives through manuscript transmission from the second century CE rather than a single dated modern edition. Its strength is that it is one of the fullest surviving primary sources for the technical practice of Hellenistic astrology, written by a working practitioner rather than a later commentator. Its limit is the ordinary one for citing an ancient technical treatise without specifying a translation: this record does not establish which edition underlies a given quotation from it.
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Reliability Tier2
Reliability tier 2: one of the fullest surviving primary sources for its subject, written by a working practitioner rather than a later commentator, surviving through manuscript transmission rather than a single dated modern edition. NotesVettius Valens's ancient Greek astrological treatise in nine books.
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AuthorVettius Valens
Source Typeprimary-text
Claims Backed By This Source (6 claims)
This source backs 6 claims across the atlas. As facts: 5 well-attested. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
- Esoteric Texts, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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