The birthday book /
Censorinus.
Parker, Holt N.
Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press,
2007.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-102).
Happy birthday -- How to honor the genius of the birthday -- What is the spirit of the birthday? -- Seed and conception -- Pregnancy -- The fetus -- Growth in the womb -- The origins of astrology -- The teachings of the pythagoreans -- Harmony and music -- Harmony in the womb -- Harmony in the mind and body -- Harmony in the universe -- Crisis years and the length of life -- The praise of caerellius -- Time and eternity -- Ages and centuries. the Roman secular games -- The great year -- The year -- The calendar -- The history of the world -- Months -- Days -- Hours.