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Ancient Astrology: Theory and Practice: Matheseos Libri VIII

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Firmicus Maternus was a Christianized pagan and made a reference to this switch in beliefs on page 80. (3.3.9) There he described the births of two divine and immortal people. The first is for Augustus Caesar, a god for pagans, who had Jupiter in the north (Cancer) where it was exalted. But the second person is his new Lord, namely Jesus. This birth occurred when the Sun was in its exaltation in Aries the Ram which was the sign of the Jews according to Ptolemy and other sources. Also in Aries was Jupiter at morning rising, namely "in the east". The presence of Saturn in Aries fulfilled the requirement for the planetary rulers in the trine of Aries-Sagittarius-Leo. These conditions along with the Moon in close conjunction with Jupiter describe the Star of Bethlehem of April 17, 6 BC, which is discussed in my book, The Star of Bethlehem: The Legacy of the Magi (See pp. 104-109 in my book for more details about Firmicus.) Most importantly, this is the first reference to the Star of Bethlehem outside of the biblical account in Matthew.

I believe this book deserves further study for the horoscopes of other historical figures.