# Julius Firmicus Maternus

> Julius Firmicus Maternus was a Roman Latin writer and astrologer, who received a pagan classical education that made him conversant with Greek; he lived in the reign of Constantine I and his successors. His triple career made him a public advocate, an astrologer and finally a Christian apologist.
The explicit, or end-tag, of the sole surviving manuscript of his De errore profanarum religionum gives his name as Iulius Firmicus Maternus V C, identifying him as a vir clarissimus and a member of the senatorial class. He was also author of the most extensive surviving text of Roman astrology, Matheseos libri octo written around 334-337. Manuscripts of this work identify him as "the younger" (iunior) or "the Sicilian" (Siculus). The lunar crater Firmicus was named in his honour.

*4th century Latin writer and astrologer*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 400
- **Died:** 400
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 45.0 / 100

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