A natureza estóica e a influência dos astros sobre a vida humana: Marco Manílio e a busca por uma simpatia universal (século I d.C.)

Abstract

A necessity in put in order the political-social space in the last years of roman Republic and beginning of Empire, with Octavius Augustus (first century a.C.), could be analyzed by todays historians with literary historical documents of this time. The new leader capacity was presented by many ways, and by different authors, because a consensus was neces sary for establish an end to Civil Wars. Thinking in that way, Manilius, with his didactic poetry Astronomicas, proposes a learning of astrological knowledge because he realized that this was the best path for anyone who desire understand the human action ordered by an cosmic creator force that is human itself. This understanding is possible for our author when associ ate with a specific philosophical knowledge: stoicism. For that reason, this present article shows this knowledge for we understand not only Manilius necessity in put time in order, but also teaching about the connection neces sary between man and nature (divine).