Tradução e comentário dos livros I e II da obra De Astronomica, de Higino

Abstract

The objective of this dissertation is to present a proposal for a prose translation from Latin to Portuguese, accompanied by comments, of the first two books that compose the work entitled De Astronomica, by Hyginus. In the same way, some studies about the author and his work will be presented, as well as an overview involving topics related to astronomy in the ancient world, specifically among the peoples who inhabited the regions of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece and Rome. This treatise, composed at the end of the first century B.C., discusses issues concerning astronomy and astrology, from the perspective of scholars of past times.