Annular eclipse over Petra 164 AD
How to predict a solar eclipse to the population must have been top secret information. Predicting an eclipse would have been very powerful to convince the people of Caesar's divine orientation.
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Symbols of Solar Eclipses on coins of the Roman Civilization
Republic to the Christian Era
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For the Romans, a solar eclipse was the greatest symbol of fear, terror and domination in nature. This website explores the meaning of solar/lunar darkening events in Judeo-Roman culture.
