Total eclipse of 9 BC
This event would have been widely reported by sailors in the port of Alexandia, Egypt. Note also the distribution of totality is also in...
Eclipse of 9 BC on coin of Augustus from Alexandria Egypt
Augustus AE Dichalkon of Alexandia, Egypt circa 10-5BC Head of Caesar and representation of solar eclpise, RPC 5021, Milne 9, Koln 8...
Augustus Caesar, Rome Mint 19 BC
The above coin was minted in Rome in 19 BC. This coin appears to commemorate the eclipse of 21 BC. The solar eclipse of 21 BC may have...
King Tincomarus, minted in Britannia 20 BC
King Tincomarus of the Atrebates was a client king of Rome. He ruled southern and central Britannia starting in 25-20 BC. He was educated...
Total Eclipse of 35 BC
This may have influenced Cleopatra and Antony.
Octavian, Hybrid or Annular Eclipse of 35 BC
Minted in 30-29 BC, this coin represents the last conflicts of Octavian before becoming the sole emperor of the Roman Empire. The eclipse...
Marc Antony
Marc Antony placed the image of the sun in a temple on his coins. His alliance with Cleopatra in Egypt may have been influenced by his...
Hybrid Eclipse
Hybrid eclipses are combinations of total and partial eclipses.
Hybrid Eclipse of 37 BC , starting the reign of Herod the Great
Rome began invasions of Parthia and placed a seige on Jersusalem in 37 BC. Herod the Great and Marc Antony captured Jerusalem in 37 BC...
