Astronomical tradition · 100 BCE – 400 CE
Roman Astronomy
History of Astronomy
Overview
Under Roman rule, astronomy flourished above all at Alexandria, where Ptolemy compiled the Almagest. The Romans reformed the calendar into the Julian system and preserved and transmitted Greek astronomical learning.
Astronomers
Publications
Knowledge connections
- ContainsPtolemy
- ContainsAlmagest
- ContainsAlmagest Star Catalogue
- Part ofAncient Astronomy
Sources & references
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- BritannicaEncyclopaedia Britannica
General reference for the history of astronomy, biographies, and cultural context.