“If you live long enough, you'll see that every victory turns into a defeat." Mahatma Gandhi Augustus Caesar (born Gaius Octavius, later known as Octavian and then Augustus) died on August 19, AD 14, at the age of 75 (or 76 by inclusive Roman reckoning), in the town of Nola near Naples, Italy.The historical consensus, based on ancient sources and modern scholarship, is that he died of natural causes after a period of declining health in old age. No ancient source provides a precise modern diagnosis—Roman medicine lacked the tools for that—but the consensus points to a gastrointestinal infection with fever as the terminal event, Augustus’ horoscope as provided by Astro-databank has the Sun and the Ascendant in Virgo which is strongly associated with the digestive system and gastrointestinal health, particularly the intestines, assimilation/absorption of nutrients, the nervous system (via its ruler Mercury), and related issues like...
John Collier: Death of Cleopatra Cleopatra’s Final Days Were Far More Horrific Than History Admits https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7v7GHzpZxg Cleopatra VII, the last active pharaoh of ancient Egypt, died by suicide in August 30 BC in Alexandria, the capital of the Ptolemaic Kingdom (in modern-day Egypt).The exact date is uncertain due to the lack of precise contemporary records, but the two most commonly accepted possibilities among historians are August 10 or August 12, 30 BC. This occurred shortly after the death of her consort Mark Antony and the arrival of Octavian's (future emperor Augustus) forces in Alexandria following their defeat at Actium The solar annular eclipse on August 20, 31 BC (with the New Moon at approximately 24° Leo) occurred shortly before the Battle of Actium on September 2, 31 BC conjunct the star Denebola/ Avior/ Cor Caroli etc. In mundane astrology, eclipses—espec...
