Astronomicon

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The 12 parts of this circle, which contain the various activities experiences and circumstances of human life, are called by Manilius sortes (75, 80, 96, labores (160, and athla (162, 172, 193, a term applied by Varro and others, in the sense of &6aoz, to the labours of Hercules, likewise 12 in number.