In Chapter 10. Representing Love and Parents the author analyzes significators for love (Moon, Venus, Sun, lots) and parents (Moon, Sun, house 4, lots) using the charts of Bill Clinton, Monica Lewinsky, Marilyn Monroe, Elisabeth Taylor, Chelsea Clinton, Prince Charles. I think it is obvious which charts are used for love and which for parents. But, again, like in Chapter 6, it seems to be too many lots and the reader may become confused. Joseph Crane finds a Hellenistic lot that explains love in one chart, another lot that explains love in another chart, etc., but, the question is: can the same lot explain love in every chart or he uses only the one who fits with the specific chart? 

In Chapter 11. The Non-Wandering Stars are presented shortly the most important fixed stars in astrology: Aldebaran, Castor, Pollux, Regulus, Zosma, Denebola, Spica, Zuben, Elgenubi, Zuben Eschalami, Antares, Rukbat, Capella, Deneb Adige, Algol, Wega, Alpheratz, Alphecca, Arcturus, Altair, Proyon, Betelgeuse, Alnilam, Rigel, Alphard, Sirius, Formalhaut, Canopus, Achernar and Toliman. Then, the author explains how we can determine their influence in natal chart using ecliptical positions, parallels of declination and paranatella. 

In Chapter 12. Transits and Profections one can find how ancient astrologers made predictions using both transits and profections. Actually, this unusual technique, profections, is the main instrument while transit is a secondary one. The procedure is pretty simple: the Ascendant, MC and the planets are advanced with one zodiacal sign in every year, thus, in the first year of life all the planets keep their natal positions, in the second year move with one sign forward (example, the planets in Virgo will move to Libra) and so on. The author writes that he has very good results with this technique.

In Chapter 13. Planetary Time Lords System the author explains how to compute time lord systems or chronocrators like decennials, quarters and zodiacal releasing. These systems were used to predict events and trends within a person's life by associating a planet for each time division. Decennials are presented extensively in this chapter.

In Chapter 14. Ascensions and Directions are presented other predictive techniques like secondary progressions, solar arc directions, ascensions, circumambulations and a formula used to compute the lenght of life.

MY EVALUATION: 9,3

Conclusion. Announced by Joseph Crane's first book A Practical Guide to Traditional Astrology (1997), Astrological Roots: The Hellenistic Legacy (2007) it is the fundamental book of traditional astrology that we have nowadays. Warned by the fact that the author is the co-founder of the Astrological Institute, one realize quickly, from the first pages, that the book can be associated easily with a school textbook. Written clear, methodical, the book is easy to understand, has well organized chapters, explains in detail every concept and exemplifies often using famous people charts. It succeeds to keep the attribute "practical" from his first book. 

As you can understand from the book title, the author tries to give us an accurate image about the first complete astrological system, the Hellenistic one, and comes in front of us with a whole bunch of unusual, strange techniques like triplicities, oikodespotes, Hellenistic lots, planets which determine the soul, body, love, hurling rays and looking back concepts, dodekatamoria, decennials etc. I can't guarantee that all the techniques presented here are working well, neither the author does, but, good or bad techniques, working or not working, you'll find in this book the methods and interpretations as they were in the original writings of Hellenistic astrology. In my opinion, the reality is that if we want to fully understand and develop astrology we must understand how she was at the beginning. Then, we can build more appropriate theories and efficient techniques, but only if we have the foundation which is Hellenistic astrology, the first assembled system of astrology. This book gives us a big help in this matter. My evaluation is 9,3.