This book contains a translation of the Eight Books of the Mathesis by the 4th century astrologer Julius Firmicus Maternus along with some useful Indexes of Occupations, the Causes of Death, and Personal Characteristics..Book I: An essay on what astrology is. Book II: The twelve signs. Book III: Aspects and house placement of planets. Book IV: Chart Interpretation. Book V: The angles and the terms. Book VI: The aspects. Book VII: Life and death. Book VIII:The degrees of the signsThe translator, James H. Holden, is a well respected astrological scholar who has translated more than twenty astrology books that were written between the 2nd and 17th centuries. He is also the author of A History of Horoscopic Astrology. | Mathesis by Julius Firmicus Maternus, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters