The Babylonians are generally acknowledged that the practice and science of astrology. Predict their astrological charts for the possibility of the recurrence of seasons and certain celestial events. So, at the beginning and more than 2000 years, astrology and astronomy were the same science.

Babylonian astrology was introduced to the ancient Greeks 4 century BC and by studies of Plato, Aristotle and others, astrology came of science. Bald (are Roman names of the zodiacal signs are still in use), the embrace of the novel, and the Arabs, and then spread throughout the world.

While astrology was used previously to give a sense of order in apparent chaos, was early to predict the weather, especially for agricultural purposes. The later extended to predictions of natural disasters, wars and other events that are affecting human existence are included. Been introduced after the success in these areas, it was a natural development of astrology as a tool of kings and emperors, and to advise in time, the population in general.

The zodiac (which comes from the Greek word that circle derived from animals) is believed to have developed in ancient Egypt and later by the Babylonians. Early astrologers knew that it took twelve lunar cycles (eg month), so that the sun back into its original position. You twelve constellations, which were observed in relation to the progress of the seasons and assigned them the names of some animals and humans (in Babylon identified, for example, it was the rainy season, it seemed that when the sun in a particular sign, the was named after Aquarius, or water carrier).

Around 2000 BC, Babylonian astrologers believe that had the sun, moon and five planets at this time (Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Saturn and Venus) announced various forces. Mars, for example, seems to be red and was associated with aggression and war.