In short
The wise men from the east
were probably Babylonian astrologers, sometimes called wise men
(Daniel 2:12,Daniel 2:48), Chaldeans,
or magi
(literally, magicians).
The wise men from the east
were most probably Babylonian astrologers, which were sometimes referred to as wise men
(Daniel 2:12,Daniel 2:48), sometimes as Chaldeans,
and sometimes as magi,
which literally means magician.1
1 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem,