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For heavy wars will fall upon the lands. And for the land of the Macedonians the worst things will happen, so as to come near to destruction. The Sun in Pisces. And when the sun is in Pisces, if an earthquake occurs, in lower Asia, our Lydia, Cilicia, and Pamphylia, and in Libya, Nasamonitis and Garamantica will be ravaged by enemies both foreign and civil. And the cities situated near the Pontus and the seaports will be disturbed by piratical raids, and the peoples of the aforesaid lands will be carried out against one another with no underlying cause; and there will be downpours of rain no less than a deluge, and fruitless prayers and a lack of nourishing fruits. And because of the wetness around the land the seed will be useless, and the sea turbulent and nearly unnavigable. But unexpectedly after not long, matters will be for the better, and to speak concisely, joy in proportion to the evils. 5970t EPHEMERIS OF THE WHOLE YEAR FROM THE WORKS OF CLAUDIUS THUSCUS, ACCORDING TO A LITERAL INTERPRETATION JANUARY 1st. On the Kalends the days begin to lengthen; the sun rises higher, and Aquila with Corona sets and makes winters. 2nd. On the 4th day before the Nones of January the sun leaps, and the middle of Cancer sets, and the winds alternate. 3rd. On the 3rd day before the Nones the rest of Cancer sets, and a varied change of the air. 4th. On the day before the Nones, the middle of winter and much south wind, then also continuous north winds. And Delphinus rises along with Canis around dawn. 5th. On the Nones of January Lyra rises, and Aquila sets, and all of Delphinus rises above the horizon. And reasonably a battle of winds. 6th. On the 8th day before the Ides of January in the evening Aquila sets, and the south wind blows. 7th. On the 7th day before the Ides the north-northeast and north winds fight against each other. 8th. On the 6th day before the Ides, house of Ares; south wind together with west wind; and Capricorn begins to rise. And rain together and in the evening a thick south wind. 9th. On the 5th day before the Ides a rainy south wind blows. 10th. On the 4th day before the Ides, likewise; but the south wind is more violent. 11th. On the 3rd day before the Ides a north-northeast wind with rain and snow. 12th. On the day before the Ides a south wind blows. 13th. On the Ides of January a hidden star. And first it is said that Sagitta sets, and during the night it rains. 14th. On the 19th day before the Kalends of February a hidden star, and a varied change of the north wind and the north-northeast wind. And Leo begins to set, and sometimes it rains. 15th. On the 18th day before the Kalends a strong north-northeast and north wind. 16th. On the 17th day before the Kalends the sun is in Aquarius, and an east wind with rain. 17th. On the 16th day before the Kalends Lyra begins to set, and around dawn a battle of winds. 18th. On the 15th day before the Kalends in the morning Leo sets. A conflict of north, south, and north-northeast winds, and rain. And Delphinus sets after Leo. 19th. On the 14th day before the Kalends a change, and the very middle of winter. 20th. On the 13th day before the Kalends north wind and south wind. And the middle of Cancer sets, and Aquarius begins to rise. 21st. On the 12th day before the Kalends all of Aquarius rises, and the southwest wind blows, and it rains. 22nd. On the 11th day before the Kalends Lyra sets with Cancer, and towards evening it rains. 23rd. On the 10th day before the Kalends a north wind will blow with rain. 24th. On the 9th day before the Kalends winter and an increase of the north wind together with the east wind. 25th. On the 8th day before the Kalends, likewise. 26th. On the 7th day before the Kalends it is stormy, and the north wind blows with the east wind, and Lyra begins to set. 27th. On the 6th day before the Kalends a bright star in the breast of Leo begins to set, and Lyra in the evening. And a north wind blows, and sometimes it also rains. 28th. On the 5th day before the Kalends a battle of winds with snow. 29th. On the 4th day before the Kalends Delphinus prepares to set. 30th. On the 3rd day before the Kalends Lyra around the first watch of the night begins to set from

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πόλεμοι γὰρ βαρεῖς ἐπιπεσοῦνται ταῖς χώραις. τῇ δὲ Μακεδόνων χώρᾳ τὰ χείριστα συμβήσεται, ὡς ἐγγὺς ἀφανισμοῦ γενέσθαι. Ἥλιος ἐν ἰχθύσιν. ὅταν δὲ ἐν ἰχθύσι γένηται ἥλιος, ἐὰν συμβῇ σάλος, ἐπὶ μὲν τῆς κάτω Ἀσίας ἡ καθ' ἡμᾶς Λυδία Κιλικία τε καὶ Παμφυλία, ἐπὶ δὲ Λιβύης Νασαμωνῖτις καὶ Γαραμαντικὴ ὑπὸ πολεμίων ξένων τε καὶ ἐμφυλίων δῃωθήσονται. αἱ δὲ πρὸς τῷ Πόντῳ κείμεναι πόλεις καὶ τὰ ἐπίνεια πειρατικαῖς ἐφόδοις ταραχθήσονται, οἱ δὲ δῆμοι τῶν εἰρημένων χωρῶν μηδεμιᾶς ὑποκειμένης αἰτίας κατ' ἀλλήλων ἐξενεχθήσονται· κατομβρίαι τε ἔσονται οὐχ ἥττους κατακλυσμοῦ, καὶ εὐχαὶ ἄπρακτοι καὶ ἔνδεια τροφίμων καρπῶν. ἐκ δὲ τῆς περὶ τὴν γῆν ὑγρότητος ὁ σπόρος ἄχρηστος, ἡ δὲ θάλασσα ταραχώδης καὶ ἐγγὺς ἄπλους. ἐκ δὲ παραδόξου μετ' οὐ πολὺ τὰ πράγματα ἐπὶ τὸ βέλτιον ἔσται, καὶ συντόμως εἰπεῖν ἀναλόγως τοῖς κακοῖς εὐφροσύνη. 5970t ΕΦΗΜΕΡΙΣ ΤΟΥ ΠΑΝΤΟΣ ΕΝΙΑΥΤΟΥ ΕΚ ΤΩΝ ΚΛΩ∆ΙΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΘΟΥΣΚΟΥ ΚΑΘ' ΕΡΜΗΝΕΙΑΝ ΠΡΟΣ ΛΕΞΙΝ ΙΑΝΟΥΑΡΙΟΣ αʹ. Καλένδαις μακραὶ ἡμέραι ἄρχονται· ὁ ἥλιος ὑψοῦται, ὁ δ' ἀετὸς σὺν τῷ στεφάνῳ δύεται καὶ ποιεῖ χειμῶνας. βʹ. τῇ πρὸ δʹ νωνῶν Ἰανουαρίων ὁ μὲν ἥλιος πηδᾷ, τὸ δὲ μέσον τοῦ καρκίνου δύεται, καὶ οἱ ἄνεμοι ἐναλλάττονται. γʹ. τῇ πρὸ γʹ νωνῶν τὸ λοιπὸν τοῦ καρκίνου δύεται, καὶ τροπὴ τοῦ ἀέρος ποικίλη. δʹ. τῇ πρὸ αʹ τὸ μέσον τοῦ χειμῶνος καὶ νότος πολύς, εἶτα καὶ βορραῖ συνεχεῖς. καὶ ὁ δελφὶν ἀνίσχει ἅμα τῷ κυνὶ περὶ τὸν ὄρθρον. εʹ. νώναις Ἰανουαρίαις ἡ λύρα ἀνίσχει, καὶ ὁ μὲν ἀετὸς δύεται, ὁ δὲ δελφὶν ὅλος ἐπιτέλλει. καὶ εἰκότως ἀνεμομαχία. ςʹ. τῇ πρὸ ηʹ εἰδῶν Ἰανουαρίων ἐν μὲν ἑσπέρᾳ ὁ ἀετὸς δύεται, νότος δὲ πνεῖ. ζʹ. τῇ πρὸ ζʹ εἰδῶν ἀπαρκτίας καὶ βορέας κατ' ἀλλήλων μάχονται. ηʹ. τῇ πρὸ ςʹ εἰδῶν οἶκος Ἄρεως· νότος ἅμα καὶ ζέφυρος· ὁ δὲ αἰγόκερως ἄρχεται ἀνατέλλειν. βροχή τε ἅμα καὶ ἐν ἑσπέρᾳ νότος πυκνός. θʹ. τῇ πρὸ εʹ εἰδῶν νότος φυσᾷ σύνομβρος. ιʹ. τῇ πρὸ δʹ εἰδῶν ὁμοίως· ὁ δὲ νότος βιαιότερος. ιαʹ. τῇ πρὸ γʹ εἰδῶν ἀπαρκτίας μετὰ βροχῆς καὶ χιόνος. ιβʹ. τῇ πρὸ αʹ εἰδῶν νότος πνεῖ. ιγʹ. εἰδοῖς Ἰανουαρίαις ἄστρον κρυπτόν. καὶ πρῶτον μὲν λόγος τὸν ὀϊστὸν δύεσθαι, ἐν δὲ τῇ νυκτὶ βρέχειν. ιδʹ. τῇ πρὸ ιθʹ καλενδῶν Φεβρουαρίων ἄστρον κρυπτόν, καὶ ποικίλη τροπὴ βορέου ἅμα καὶ ἀπαρκτίου. καὶ ὁ μὲν λέων ἄρχεται δύεσθαι, ἔσθ' ὅτε δὲ βρέχει. ιεʹ. τῇ πρὸ ιηʹ καλενδῶν ἀπαρκτίας καὶ βορρᾶς σφοδρός. ιςʹ. τῇ πρὸ ιζʹ καλενδῶν ὁ μὲν ἥλιος ἐν ὑδροχόῳ, εὖρος δὲ μετὰ βροχῆς. ιζʹ. τῇ πρὸ ιςʹ καλενδῶν ἡ μὲν λύρα ἄρχεται δύεσθαι, περὶ δὲ τὸν ὄρθρον ἀνεμομαχία. ιηʹ. τῇ πρὸ ιεʹ καλενδῶν ἕωθεν μὲν δύεται ὁ λέων. βορέου ἅμα καὶ νότου καὶ ἀπαρκτίου διαφορά, καὶ βροχή. ὁ δὲ δελφὶν μετὰ λέοντα δύεται. ιθʹ. τῇ πρὸ ιδʹ καλενδῶν τροπή, καὶ τὸ μεσαίτατον τοῦ χειμῶνος. κʹ. τῇ πρὸ ιγʹ καλενδῶν βορρᾶς καὶ νότος. καὶ τὸ μέσον μὲν τοῦ καρκίνου δύεται, ὁ δὲ ὑδροχόος ἄρχεται ἀνίσχειν. καʹ. τῇ πρὸ ιβʹ καλενδῶν ὁ ὑδροχόος παντελὴς ἀνίσχει, πνεῖ δὲ ὁ λίψ, καὶ ὕει. κβʹ. τῇ πρὸ ιαʹ καλενδῶν ἡ λύρα δύεται σὺν τῷ καρκίνῳ, καὶ πρὸς ἑσπέραν ὕει. κγʹ. τῇ πρὸ ιʹ καλενδῶν βορρᾶς πνεύσει μετὰ βροχῆς. κδʹ. τῇ πρὸ θʹ καλενδῶν χειμὼν καὶ βορέου ἐπίτασις ἅμα καὶ εὔρου. κεʹ. τῇ πρὸ ηʹ καλενδῶν ὡσαύτως. κςʹ. τῇ πρὸ ζʹ καλενδῶν χειμάζει, πνεῖ δὲ ὁ βορρᾶς σὺν τῷ εὔρῳ, καὶ ἄρχεται δύεσθαι ἡ λύρα. κζʹ. τῇ πρὸ ςʹ καλενδῶν ἄστρον λαμπρὸν ἐν τῷ στήθει τοῦ λέοντος ἄρχεται δύεσθαι, ἡ δὲ λύρα ἐν ἑσπέρᾳ. καὶ βορρᾶς πνεῖ, ἔστι δ' ὅτε καὶ ὕει. κηʹ. τῇ πρὸ εʹ καλενδῶν ἀνεμομαχία μετὰ χιόνος. κθʹ. τῇ πρὸ δʹ καλενδῶν ὁ δελφὶν δύεσθαι μελετᾷ. λʹ. τῇ πρὸ γʹ καλενδῶν ἡ λύρα περὶ τὴν πρώτην φυλακὴν τῆς νυκτὸς ἄρχεται δύεσθαι ἐκ