What is Classical Astrology?

Classical Astrology as a specific term is used in two different ways. It can refer only to the astrology of the Hellenistic Era and the Roman, Late and Early Byzantine Empires. (In this usage it is synonymous with the term “ancient astrology.”) Or, it can be used as a general term, synonymous with “traditional astrology,” meaning the astrology practiced in the western world prior to about 1700. In that sense it includes ancient astrology as well as medieval and Renaissance astrology.