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Jupiter in Aries - Dating of the Seleucid Chronology

302BC Seleucid Anchor Date Astronomical Diaries
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This astronomical position is found in "Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia", by Abraham J. Sachs and Hermann Hunger

It can be used to confirm chronology of the Seleucid empire thats been founded in 312 BC. This constellation is described in the 9th Year of the Seleucid Calendar taking into consideration that the Seleucid calendar doesn't start in January but in autumn, it matches year 302BC. This entry is important because it synchronizes Babylonian, Greek, and modern astronomical chronologies.