Crispina Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 Was a lunar eclipse ever mentioned in the writings of Roman historians? The moon turning red would have been a great mystery, how did they interpret this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostOfClayton Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 A little bit later than we're after, but in 1453 a lunar eclipse was witnessed during the fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans. This was was considered to be fulfilling a prophecy of the city's demise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melvadius Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 With a quick search I found that Richard C Carrier has apparently extracted several relevant quotations by Seneca and others in his article Cultural History of the Lunar and Solar Eclipse in the Early Roman Empire so it would seem worth reading for answers to this topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispina Posted December 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 With a quick search I found that Richard C Carrier has apparently extracted several relevant quotations by Seneca and others in his article Cultural History of the Lunar and Solar Eclipse in the Early Roman Empire so it would seem worth reading for answers to this topic. That will more than do - thank you very much. I'll bookmark the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywatcher Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 (edited) The significance of this one was that it fell on the winter solstice, which is pretty ominous. I missed it due to a snowstorm. Edited December 27, 2010 by Skywatcher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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