Hellenistic astrology
<p><b>Hellenistic astrology</b> is a tradition of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horoscopic_astrology" title="Horoscopic astrology">horoscopic astrology</a> that was developed and practiced in the late <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenistic_period" title="Hellenistic period">Hellenistic period</a> in and around the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean" class="mw-redirect" title="Mediterranean">Mediterranean</a> region, especially in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a>. The texts and technical terminology of this tradition of astrology were largely written in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek" title="Ancient Greek">Greek</a> (or sometimes <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a>). </p>
<p>
The tradition originated sometime around the late 2nd or early 1st century BCE,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenistic_astrology#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> and then was practiced until the 6th or 7th century CE. </p>
<p>
This type of astrology is commonly referred to as "Hellenistic astrology" because it was developed in the late Hellenistic period, although it continued to be practiced for several centuries after the end of what historians usually classify as the Hellenistic era.</p>
<p>
</p>