Aquastella kindly shared this article on the mundane forum. However, I think it deserves more attention as it gives some fascinating snippets of information into how the ancient Mesopotamian astrologers delineated a Lunar Eclipse

http://rambambashi.wordpress.com/2011/0 ... m-babylon/

Interesting how the successful Mesopotamian astrologers are described as astronomers isn't it? Hence this description of the picture illustrated in the article of a cuniform tablet:

The Babylonian astronomers correctly predicted the rise of Alexander and the demise of Darius III.