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45-399: In almost all traditional practice, the twelve houses ( bhāv ) of a chart have the same boundaries as the twelve signs in the chart; in other words, each sign is a house in the chart. The beginning of each house is the 0th degrees of the sign and the end is the 30th degree of the sign. What varies from chart to chart is the enumeration of these houses, i.e., which sign is the first house, which

90-678: A Porphyry house system. The modern Krishnamurti Paddhati also incorporates a Placidus house system. The principle of House Division introduced in Sripathi Bhāv System is described as follows: "In the Sripathi system the 1st house cusp is the Lagna, and the 7th house cusp is the Descendant opposite it, the 10th house cusp is at the MC (Medium Coeli or Madhya Lagna), i.e. Zenith, and

135-412: A couple of factors that influence how strong or weak a force the ascendant may be in the chart. Another factor concerning the effect of the ascendant is the theory that people become more like their sun sign after around 29 years old, as they grow older and more confident, as the sun embodies essential ego energy and self-esteem, and thus perhaps have less of a need to present a public face to others. It

180-678: A friend of Tiberius’ nephew, Claudius, whom Balbilus knew from when they were children and had met at his father's house. A surviving papyrus found in Theogonis in Egypt, dated 26 August 34, mentions Balbilus as one of the owners of a bathhouse located in the city and the Papyrus mentions the Lease of the Bathhouse and taxation paid from its revenue. A second papyrus dated to his tenure in Egypt

225-443: A friendly and rather respectful response from others. Aries rising gives out a well-organized, slightly stern bearing. Leo rising subjects have a dignified and rather formal manner which inspires confidence, while Sagittarius risers have a cheerful, pleasant and rather witty outer manner which suits all kinds of situations. Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn ascendants are usually considered calm and stress-resistant individuals. The effect of

270-816: A military tribune in Legio XX Valeria Victrix and as the Commander of the Military Engineers. When Claudius returned with the Roman Legions from Britain to Rome, Balbilus was awarded a crown of honour. According to Suetonius , Claudius awarded Balbilus a Hasta Pura and perhaps a corona aurea during the Triumph to celebrate the conquest of Britain in 44. As Balbilus was a part of his retinue, it seems likely that his awards, as much as his military rank, were honorary. Balbilus

315-500: A planet, a sign, or any other factor. Each of the twelve houses signifies a region of the concerns of life, and the identity of the sign of that house colors what may be expected from that life. More than one system to align houses with signs are recognized in Jyotish. The most common method is described above, a method that Western astrologers call the whole sign house system ; another is Sripathi , introduced by Sripati , akin to

360-605: A sporting festival called the Balbillean Games . This festival was held at Ephesus from 79 well into the 3rd century. An inscription in Ephesus honours Balbilus and his daughter. Balbilus was honoured by his granddaughter Julia Balbilla in two epigrams in Aeolic Greek which are dated to 130. The two epigrams are a part of four epigrams recorded which are inscribed and are preserved on the lower sections of one of

405-644: A water sign is on the ascendant the subject will hide their true feelings and have a strong need to protect themselves from the world around them. What you see is often not what you get with water ascendants. In other words, the signals they send out are consciously or unconsciously chosen for effect. Cancerians appear chatty and helpful and they do well in any situation that requires tact. Scorpio risers can use many different forms of camouflage with people they do not know, one of their favourites being offensiveness and an off-putting manner. Pisces risers appear soft, gentle, self-sacrificing and sometimes even helpless, but this

450-400: Is Gemini, Mercury will be the chart ruler, and so "set the tone" for the chart in many ways. In addition, the planet nearest the ascendant, especially located in the first house, is usually called the rising planet and has a particular significance in the chart. However, if a planet in the twelfth house is very close to (within one or two degrees of) the ascendant, then it can be interpreted as

495-557: Is a draft of a petition from tax collectors to excuse them from collecting the poll taxes for several villages where the inhabitants have either fled out of poverty or died without leaving heirs. At some date in the reign of Caligula , Balbilus left Rome and returned to Alexandria. Balbilus military and political career began when Claudius came to the imperial throne. Following the assassination of Caligula (January 41), Balbilus returned to Rome to support Claudius. Balbilus accompanied Claudius on his expedition to Britain in 43, serving as

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540-399: Is also theorised that when the progressed ascendant moves into the following sign, it weakens the influence of the natal ascendant. Planets have added importance in the birth chart due to their relationship to the ascendant. The planet that rules the astrological sign of the ascendant is called the chart ruler and is said to be of particular importance. So for example, if the ascendant sign

585-534: Is misleading, as they will fight strongly for what they think is right. Pisces are also known to be highly emotional and the most intuitive of the twelve signs. Tiberius Claudius Balbilus Tiberius Claudius Balbillus Modestus (3 – 79), more commonly known as Tiberius Claudius Balbilus , was a distinguished Ancient Roman scholar, politician and a court astrologer to the Roman emperors Claudius , Nero , and Vespasian . Other forms of Balbilus's name include

630-399: Is no ascendant at these latitudes. This is of course untrue, yet there is a limitation on the degrees that can ascend at extreme latitudes and a further restriction on degrees that can form house cusps in time-based house systems. The simpler and earlier ecliptic-based house systems can form house cusps at extreme latitudes based on the available ascendant and midheaven degrees. There are

675-584: Is on the ascendant the subject is friendly and sociable, but also independent and somewhat detached. The Gemini riser is constantly busy, fully engaged in a kind of juggling act, with at least a dozen activities on the go at any one time. The Libra riser occupies themself with business schemes which often need the aid of a more earthy partner to make them come to fruition. The Aquarius riser makes wonderful plans for themselves or others and may even carry some of them out. The water signs of Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces are noted for their emotion, intuition and feeling. When

720-491: Is placed. These relate to the quality of the part of the season they occur in. Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn are cardinal signs. The effect of these signs on the ascendant is to emphasize initiative, assertiveness and to some extent leadership. Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius are fixed signs. The effect of these signs on the ascendant is to emphasize stability, steadiness and commitment. Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces are mutable signs. The effect of these signs on

765-466: Is the local sidereal time in degrees, ε {\displaystyle \varepsilon } is the inclination of Earth's equatorial plane to the ecliptic ( axial tilt ). For values referred to the standard equinox J2000.0 use ε {\displaystyle \varepsilon } = 23.4392911°; for J1950.0 use ε {\displaystyle \varepsilon } = 23.4457889°. ϕ {\displaystyle \phi }

810-439: Is the observer's terrestrial latitude (southern latitudes are negative, northern positive). The ascendant is then found in the correct quadrant (0° to 360°) by using the two rules. By definition of ascendant, we have to take the point easterly (the rising one, less than 180° from the midheaven ) by using a final rule: Otherwise a direct result in the correct quadrant can be determined if calculator or programming software has

855-534: Is the second, and so forth. This is determined by the position of the Lagna (the Ascendant , or the longitudinal point of the zodiac that was rising in the East at birth.) The house in which the Lagna falls is usually the first house of the chart, and the other houses follow it, counter-clockwise, in the sequence of the zodiac. It is possible, however, for the houses to be defined relative to some other factor, such as

900-611: The Colossi of Memnon . These are two massive stone statues built by the Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep III (flourished 14th century BC), to stand guard at the entrance of Amenhotep's memorial temple. Balbilla had lived in Egypt and was an escort to the Roman emperor Hadrian and his wife, Vibia Sabina when they visited the country. The inscriptions that Balbilla commissioned commemorated their visit to Egypt. In

945-1057: The Emesene Priests of the cult of El-Gebal in Rome , Tiberius Julius Balbillus and his relative, Titus Julius Balbillus who lived in the second half of the 2nd century and the first half of the 3rd century. Like Balbilus, both were descendants of the King Antiochus I of Commagene , through Balbilus’ maternal aunt Iotapa who married into the Emesene dynasty. In his later years Balbilus lived in Ephesus . Vespasian granted privileges to him and his city of Ephesus because of his proficiency as an astrologer. Balbilus died in 79, possibly in June of that year. As Vespasian thought very highly of him, he dedicated and allowed Ephesians to institute games held in his honour. These games became

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990-583: The atan2 (y,x) math function and then using the last rule. For latitudes north of the Arctic Circle (or south of the Antarctic Circle ), the ascendant function has two discontinuity points, occurring at instants where the horizon and the ecliptic planes do not intersect. Between those instants, the ascendant's longitude actually decreases. Because the Earth 's axis is tilted relative to

1035-450: The 12 bhavas/houses: Ascendant The ascendant ( A , Asc or As ) or rising sign is the astrological sign on the eastern horizon when the person was born. It signifies a person's physical appearance, and awakening consciousness. Because the ascendant is specific to a particular time and place, to astrologers it signifies the individual environment and conditioning that a person receives during their upbringing, and also

1080-577: The 3rd century BCE, Egyptians looked at the rising of specific asterisms to identify the ascending sign and get an approximate time of night, and that is reflected in the name subsequently given by the Greeks to the ascendant: horoskopos , or "hour marker." ὡρόσκοπος in the sense of "ascendant," and ὡροσκοπία , "observation of the ascendant," was used in the Greek manuscript of Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos . First documented mention of an ascendent contained in

1125-799: The 4th house cusp is at the IC (Imum Coeli or Patala Lagna) i.e. Nadir. The four quarters divided thus should be divided into three equal parts each, and thus we find the 12 house cusps in Sripathi system. To find the Bhava Sandhis (meeting points of houses) we should divide the distance between the house cusps into halves." The names of the 12 houses and the areas of life represented by them are: In general, houses are classified into four categories: Succedent houses are called pāṇaphara (from Greek ἐπαναφοραἱ ), and cadent houses are called āpoklima (Gk. ἀποκλἰματα ). In Indian Vedic astrology, also,

1170-564: The Latin forms Tiberius Claudius Balbillus , Barbillus , Babilus , Balbillus and Balbillus the Wise , Greek forms include Ancient Greek : Τιβέριος Κλαύδιος Βαλβίλλος Μόδεστος Tibérios Klaúdios Balbíllos Módestos , modern Greek transliteration Tivérios Klávdios Valvíllos Módestos . It is assumed that the birthplace of Balbilus was Alexandria in Roman Egypt . Balbilus

1215-493: The ascendant is to emphasize adaptability, dexterity, change and flexibility. Regarding the classification of signs according to the four classical elements (Fire, Earth, Air and Water), the ascendant can be : The fire signs of Aries, Leo and Sagittarius are noted for their energy, enthusiasm and optimism. When a fire sign is on the ascendant the outer manner is friendly, uncritical and non-hostile. They typically send out friendly but serious and competent signals which draw out

1260-410: The circumstances of their childhood. For this reason, astrologers consider that the ascendant is also concerned with how a person has learned to present themself to the world, especially in public and in impersonal situations. Although Babylonian astronomers observed the actual rising times of the signs, there is no specific mention of the ascendant in the texts that have survived on clay tablets. By

1305-478: The city. Balbilus foretold an eclipse which fell on one of the emperor's birthdays. During the reign of Nero, Balbilus served as an astrological adviser to him and his mother, Agrippina the Younger . A comet had passed across the sky in either 60 or 64, signalling the death of a great personage. Balbilus tried to calm Nero's fears by noting that the usual solution was to murder prominent citizens, thus appeasing

1350-475: The earth sign ascendant make people more material, reserved and collected, they don't tend to show their emotions and can be or appear to be cold. This particular effect is manifested to the least extent in Taurus sign. Each of the earth signs ascendants are usually thrifty and good with planning things beforehand. The air signs of Gemini, Libra and Aquarius are noted for their communication skills. When an air sign

1395-437: The ecliptic (see axial tilt ), the twelve signs do not take the same amount of time to cross the eastern horizon. At the equator, there is very little difference (Pisces, Aries, Virgo and Libra take slightly less time than the other signs), but as one moves from the equator, larger and larger differences emerge. In the northern hemisphere, the signs of Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus and Gemini take much less time than

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1440-556: The gods and Nero agreed, killing many nobles. As Balbilus proved to be a capable (and wily) astrologer, he avoided the fatal end of many astrologers under Nero . During the reign of Roman emperor Vespasian from 69 until 79, Balbilus returned to Rome from Alexandria and served as an astrologer to Vespasian. Balbilus was a learned man. Seneca the Younger describes him as ‘an excellent man of most rare learning in every branch of studies’. He wrote an astrology treatise, titled Astrologumena , of which only fragments have survived. The book

1485-403: The horizon for twenty-four hours. As we move into higher latitudes, more and more degrees of the ecliptic will neither rise nor set until at the north pole where half of the ecliptic degrees will not rise above the horizon and can never become the ascendant. Therefore, the omission of extreme latitudes from most house tables due to the added complexity of calculating the ascendant implies that there

1530-457: The inscriptions on the Colossi of Memnon, Balbilla acknowledged and made reference to her royal and aristocratic descent. In the last two lines of the second epigram, she honours her family including Balbilus: For my parents were noble, and my grandfathers, The wise Balbillus and Antiochus the king. The fourth and final epigram, Balbilla dedicates to her parents and grandfathers. This epigram

1575-483: The more individual-oriented character in the southern hemisphere. In the southern hemisphere, long and short ascension are reversed. For instance, at the latitude of Concepción , Chile : At the Arctic and Antarctic circles, at roughly 66.5° north and south latitude respectively, a degree of the ecliptic becomes circumpolar. If the sun, for example, occupies that degree, it will neither rise nor set, but will lie upon

1620-405: The perspective of a northern hemisphere observer. Some astrologers, such as Richard Nolle , consider the preponderance of ascendants in signs from Cancer through Sagittarius (known as the western signs ) to be symbolic of the relationship-oriented character inherent in the northern hemisphere and ascendants in the signs from Capricorn through Gemini (known as the eastern signs ) to be symbolic of

1665-405: The rising planet instead. If a planet is actually in conjunction with the ascendant (within the same degree as the ascendant), it then becomes vitally important in its effect on the personality, to the extent of being as important as the sun. Finally, any planets in the first house will always have an added emphasis. The effect of the ascendant varies according to the modes of the sign in which it

1710-591: The theoretical two hours to cross the eastern horizon, whilst the signs of Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio and Sagittarius take much longer than two hours to do so. For example, at the latitude of Paris , France : At higher latitudes, these differences become even more marked. At the latitude of St. Petersburg , Russia : Astrologers consider the differences between the rate at which the signs ascend to be of importance. In many house systems, houses can become very large when they cover Aquarius, Pisces, Aries and Taurus because these signs are seen to be much smaller from

1755-518: The twelve houses are called Bhava . The houses are divided into four 'bhavs' which point to 'mood' or what the house stands for. These four bhavas are Dharma (duty), Artha (resources), Kama (desires) and Moksha (liberation). These bhavs are called 'purusharths or 'aims in life.' The ancient mystics of India realized that the austere path of the yogi was not for everyone. They found that each human existence has four worthwhile goals in life: Theses 4 aims of life are repeated in above sequence 3 times through

1800-957: The works by Balbilus . The ascendant, from an astrological point of view, is the value of the ecliptical geocentric longitude (or celestial longitude , λ) which is easterly on the horizon. This intersection of the horizon with the ecliptic can be calculated from: λ A s c = arctan ⁡ ( y x ) = arctan ⁡ ( − cos ⁡ θ L sin ⁡ θ L cos ⁡ ε + tan ⁡ ϕ sin ⁡ ε ) {\displaystyle \lambda _{\rm {Asc}}=\arctan \left({\frac {y}{x}}\right)=\arctan \left({\frac {-\cos \theta _{\rm {L}}}{\sin \theta _{\rm {L}}\cos \varepsilon +\tan \phi \sin \varepsilon }}\right)} where θ L {\displaystyle \theta _{\rm {L}}}

1845-525: Was a Roman Egyptian nobleman mostly of Greek but partly of Armenian and Median descent. Balbilus was the son and the younger child born to Tiberius Claudius Thrasyllus . Thrasyllus was a grammarian, literary commentator, and court astrologer who became the personal friend of the Roman emperor Tiberius . Balbilus had one known sibling, an elder unnamed sister, who married the Equhkhihes Lucius Enhnius . Through her, Balbilus

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1890-943: Was addressed to Hermogenes. The identity of the wife of Balbilus is unknown; most probably she was a Greek noblewoman from the aristocracy of the Roman Near East. There is a possibility that the wife of Balbilus may have been royalty, possibly Commagenian. By his wife Balbilus had a daughter called Claudia Capitolina . The nomen Claudia she inherited from her father's family while the Cognomen Capitolina , she may have inherited from her mother's family. In 64, Capitolina married her cousin, Gaius Julius Archelaus Antiochus Epiphanes , son of King Antiochus IV of Commagene , and his sister-wife, Queen Iotapa . Capitolina bore Epiphanes one son, called Gaius Julius Antiochus Epiphanes Philopappos and one daughter, called Julia Balbilla . Balbilus has two further namesakes

1935-661: Was one of the highest ranking Equestrian Magistrates who served in Rome. After Balbilus returned to Rome from the Roman conquest of Britain, he received an important post in Egypt. While in Alexandria, Balbilus was appointed High Priest at the Temple of Hermes and Director of the Library , he split his time between Alexandria and Rome. Sometime later he served as a Procurator of the Asia province . In October 54, Claudius died and

1980-452: Was succeeded by Nero as Roman emperor. Under Nero, Balbilus was appointed Prefect of Egypt where he served from 55 until 59. After his prefecture ended in Egypt, Balbilus continued to live in Alexandria. Balbilus followed his father in developing skills in astrology. He became a leading astrologer of his time in Rome. He remained in Rome during Claudius’ reign as his advisor, after Claudius had passed an edict expelling all astrologers from

2025-554: Was the maternal uncle of Ennia Thrasylla who married the Praetorian prefect of the Praetorian Guard Naevius Sutorius Macro and perhaps, Lucius Ennius who was the father of Lucius Ennius Ferox, a Roman soldier who served during the reign of the Roman emperor Vespasian from 69 until 79. Although Balbilus was born and raised in Egypt, he was of the Roman equestrian order . Balbilus was

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