diff --git a/demo/moulinrouge/__init__.py b/demo/moulinrouge/__init__.py
index 635aa92..2c96f9c 100644
--- a/demo/moulinrouge/__init__.py
+++ b/demo/moulinrouge/__init__.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def create_app():
     def _random_series(type, data, order):
         max = 10 ** order
         min = 10 ** random.randrange(0, order)
-
+        with_2nd = bool(random.randint(0, 1))
         series = []
         for i in range(random.randrange(1, 10)):
             if type == 'Pie':
@@ -89,7 +89,10 @@ def create_app():
             else:
                 values = [random_value((-max, min)[random.randrange(1, 2)],
                                        max) for i in range(data)]
-            series.append((random_label(), values))
+            is_2nd = False
+            if with_2nd:
+                is_2nd = bool(random.randint(0, 1))
+            series.append((random_label(), values, is_2nd))
         return series
 
     from .tests import get_test_routes
@@ -107,15 +110,15 @@ def create_app():
     def svg(type, series, config):
         graph = get(type)(
             pickle.loads(b64decode(str(config))))
-        for title, values in pickle.loads(b64decode(str(series))):
-            graph.add(title, values)
+        for title, values, is_2nd in pickle.loads(b64decode(str(series))):
+            graph.add(title, values, secondary=is_2nd)
         return graph.render_response()
 
     @app.route("/table/<type>/<series>/<config>")
     def table(type, series, config):
         graph = get(type)(pickle.loads(b64decode(str(config))))
-        for title, values in pickle.loads(b64decode(str(series))):
-            graph.add(title, values)
+        for title, values, is_2nd in pickle.loads(b64decode(str(series))):
+            graph.add(title, values, secondary=is_2nd)
         return graph.render_table()
 
     @app.route("/sparkline/<style>")
@@ -235,10 +238,11 @@ def create_app():
         labels = [random_label() for i in range(data)]
         svgs = []
         config.show_legend = bool(random.randrange(0, 2))
-        for angle in range(0, 91, 5):
+        for angle in range(0, 370, 10):
             config.title = "%d rotation" % angle
             config.x_labels = labels
             config.x_label_rotation = angle
+            config.y_label_rotation = angle
             svgs.append({'type': 'pygal.Bar',
                          'series': series,
                          'config': b64encode(pickle.dumps(config))})
diff --git a/demo/moulinrouge/tests.py b/demo/moulinrouge/tests.py
index 837d194..9bf8c90 100644
--- a/demo/moulinrouge/tests.py
+++ b/demo/moulinrouge/tests.py
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ def get_test_routes(app):
 
     @app.route('/test/dateline')
     def test_dateline():
-        dateline = DateLine(x_label_rotation=25, show_minor_x_labels=False)
+        dateline = DateLine(y_label_rotation=112)
         dateline.x_labels = [
             date(2013, 1, 1),
             date(2013, 7, 1),
@@ -470,7 +470,9 @@ def get_test_routes(app):
         dateline.add("Serie", [
             (date(2013, 1, 2), 213),
             (date(2013, 8, 2), 281),
+            (date(2013, 5, 31), 281),
             (date(2014, 12, 7), 198),
+            (date(2014, 9, 6), 198),
             (date(2015, 3, 21), 120)
         ])
         return dateline.render_response()
@@ -852,6 +854,23 @@ def get_test_routes(app):
         line.add('zeroes 2', [0])
         return line.render_response()
 
+    @app.route('/test/rotations/<chart>')
+    def test_rotations_for(chart):
+        graph = CHARTS_BY_NAME[chart]()
+        # graph.x_label_rotation = 290
+        # graph.y_label_rotation = 0
+        graph.add('lalalla al alallaa a 1',
+                  [1, 3, 12, 3, 4, None, 9])
+        graph.add('lalalla al alallaa a 2',
+                  [7, -4, 10, None, 8, 3, 1], secondary=True)
+        graph.add('lalalla al alallaa a 3',
+                  [7, -14, -10, None, 8, 3, 1])
+        graph.add('lalalla al alallaa a 4',
+                  [7, 4, -10, None, 8, 3, 1], secondary=True)
+        graph.x_labels = ('a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g')
+        # graph.legend_at_bottom = True
+        return graph.render_response()
+
     @app.route('/test/datetimeline')
     def test_datetimeline():
         line = DateTimeLine()
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 9583469..aaa4865 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ Changelog
 * Add `dynamic_print_values` to show print_values on legend hover. (Fix #279)
 * Fix unparse_color for python 3.5+ compatibility (thanks felixonmars, sjourdois)
 * Process major labels as labels. (Fix #263)
-
+* Fix labels rotation > 180 (Fix #257)
+* Fix secondary axis
 
 2.0.8
 =====
diff --git a/pygal/css/graph.css b/pygal/css/graph.css
index 95563c5..c239c9e 100644
--- a/pygal/css/graph.css
+++ b/pygal/css/graph.css
@@ -46,13 +46,26 @@
   text-anchor: start;
 }
 
+{{ id }}.axis.x:not(.web) text[transform].backwards {
+  text-anchor: end;
+}
+
 {{ id }}.axis.y text {
   text-anchor: end;
 }
+
+{{ id }}.axis.y text[transform].backwards {
+  text-anchor: start;
+}
+
 {{ id }}.axis.y2 text {
   text-anchor: start;
 }
 
+{{ id }}.axis.y2 text[transform].backwards {
+  text-anchor: end;
+}
+
 {{ id }}.axis .guide.line {
   stroke-dasharray: {{ style.guide_stroke_dasharray }};
 }
diff --git a/pygal/graph/bar.py b/pygal/graph/bar.py
index 25475af..772185c 100644
--- a/pygal/graph/bar.py
+++ b/pygal/graph/bar.py
@@ -108,31 +108,6 @@ class Bar(Graph):
 
         self._x_pos = [(i + .5) / self._len for i in range(self._len)]
 
-    def _compute_secondary(self):
-        """Compute parameters for secondary series rendering"""
-        if self.secondary_series:
-            y_pos = list(zip(*self._y_labels))[1]
-            ymin = self._secondary_min
-            ymax = self._secondary_max
-
-            min_0_ratio = (self.zero - self._box.ymin) / self._box.height or 1
-            max_0_ratio = (self._box.ymax - self.zero) / self._box.height or 1
-
-            if ymax > self._box.ymax:
-                ymin = -(ymax - self.zero) * (1 / max_0_ratio - 1)
-            else:
-                ymax = (self.zero - ymin) * (1 / min_0_ratio - 1)
-
-            left_range = abs(self._box.ymax - self._box.ymin)
-            right_range = abs(ymax - ymin) or 1
-            self._scale = left_range / right_range
-            self._scale_diff = self._box.ymin
-            self._scale_min_2nd = ymin
-            self._y_2nd_labels = [
-                (self._format(self._box.xmin + y * right_range / left_range),
-                 y)
-                for y in y_pos]
-
     def _plot(self):
         """Draw bars for series and secondary series"""
         for serie in self.series:
diff --git a/pygal/graph/base.py b/pygal/graph/base.py
index e3168fb..3e781e3 100644
--- a/pygal/graph/base.py
+++ b/pygal/graph/base.py
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ class BaseGraph(object):
         if self.zero == 0 and isinstance(self, BaseMap):
             self.zero = 1
 
+        if self.x_label_rotation:
+            self.x_label_rotation %= 360
+
+        if self.y_label_rotation:
+            self.y_label_rotation %= 360
+
         for key in ('x_labels', 'y_labels'):
             if getattr(self, key):
                 setattr(self, key, list(getattr(self, key)))
diff --git a/pygal/graph/graph.py b/pygal/graph/graph.py
index c91b1a7..7b7e18a 100644
--- a/pygal/graph/graph.py
+++ b/pygal/graph/graph.py
@@ -139,11 +139,12 @@ class Graph(PublicApi):
                     available_space, self.style.label_font_size)
                 truncation = max(truncation, 1)
 
+        lastlabel = self._x_labels[-1][0]
         if 0 not in [label[1] for label in self._x_labels]:
             self.svg.node(axis, 'path',
                           d='M%f %f v%f' % (0, 0, self.view.height),
                           class_='line')
-        lastlabel = self._x_labels[-1][0]
+            lastlabel = None
 
         for label, position in self._x_labels:
             if self.horizontal:
@@ -184,6 +185,17 @@ class Graph(PublicApi):
             if self.x_label_rotation:
                 text.attrib['transform'] = "rotate(%d %f %f)" % (
                     self.x_label_rotation, x, y)
+                if self.x_label_rotation >= 180:
+                    text.attrib['class'] = ' '.join(
+                        (text.attrib['class'] and text.attrib['class'].split(
+                            ' ') or []) + ['backwards'])
+
+        if self._y_2nd_labels and 0 not in [
+                label[1] for label in self._x_labels]:
+            self.svg.node(axis, 'path',
+                          d='M%f %f v%f' % (
+                              self.view.width, 0, self.view.height),
+                          class_='line')
 
         if self._x_2nd_labels:
             secondary_ax = self.svg.node(
@@ -208,6 +220,11 @@ class Graph(PublicApi):
                 if self.x_label_rotation:
                     text.attrib['transform'] = "rotate(%d %f %f)" % (
                         -self.x_label_rotation, x, y)
+                    if self.x_label_rotation >= 180:
+                        text.attrib['class'] = ' '.join((
+                            text.attrib['class'] and
+                            text.attrib['class'].split(
+                                ' ') or []) + ['backwards'])
 
     def _y_axis(self):
         """Make the y axis: labels and guides"""
@@ -261,7 +278,10 @@ class Graph(PublicApi):
             if self.y_label_rotation:
                 text.attrib['transform'] = "rotate(%d %f %f)" % (
                     self.y_label_rotation, x, y)
-
+                if 90 < self.y_label_rotation < 270:
+                    text.attrib['class'] = ' '.join(
+                        (text.attrib['class'] and text.attrib['class'].split(
+                            ' ') or []) + ['backwards'])
             self.svg.node(
                 guides, 'title',
             ).text = self._format(position)
@@ -287,6 +307,11 @@ class Graph(PublicApi):
                 if self.y_label_rotation:
                     text.attrib['transform'] = "rotate(%d %f %f)" % (
                         self.y_label_rotation, x, y)
+                    if 90 < self.y_label_rotation < 270:
+                        text.attrib['class'] = ' '.join(
+                            (text.attrib['class'] and
+                             text.attrib['class'].split(
+                                ' ') or []) + ['backwards'])
 
     def _legend(self):
         """Make the legend box"""
@@ -340,7 +365,8 @@ class Graph(PublicApi):
             if self._y_2nd_labels:
                 h, w = get_texts_box(
                     cut(self._y_2nd_labels), self.style.label_font_size)
-                x += self.spacing + max(w * cos(rad(self.y_label_rotation)), h)
+                x += self.spacing + max(w * abs(cos(rad(
+                    self.y_label_rotation))), h)
 
             y = self.margin_box.top + self.spacing
 
@@ -594,15 +620,20 @@ class Graph(PublicApi):
                             cut(xlabels)),
                         self.style.label_font_size)
                     self._x_labels_height = self.spacing + max(
-                        w * sin(rad(self.x_label_rotation)), h)
+                        w * abs(sin(rad(self.x_label_rotation))), h)
                     if xlabels is self._x_labels:
                         self.margin_box.bottom += self._x_labels_height
                     else:
                         self.margin_box.top += self._x_labels_height
                     if self.x_label_rotation:
-                        self.margin_box.right = max(
-                            w * cos(rad(self.x_label_rotation)),
-                            self.margin_box.right)
+                        if self.x_label_rotation % 180 < 90:
+                            self.margin_box.right = max(
+                                w * abs(cos(rad(self.x_label_rotation))),
+                                self.margin_box.right)
+                        else:
+                            self.margin_box.left = max(
+                                w * abs(cos(rad(self.x_label_rotation))),
+                                self.margin_box.left)
 
         if self.show_y_labels:
             for ylabels in (self._y_labels, self._y_2nd_labels):
@@ -611,10 +642,10 @@ class Graph(PublicApi):
                         cut(ylabels), self.style.label_font_size)
                     if ylabels is self._y_labels:
                         self.margin_box.left += self.spacing + max(
-                            w * cos(rad(self.y_label_rotation)), h)
+                            w * abs(cos(rad(self.y_label_rotation))), h)
                     else:
                         self.margin_box.right += self.spacing + max(
-                            w * cos(rad(self.y_label_rotation)), h)
+                            w * abs(cos(rad(self.y_label_rotation))), h)
 
         self._title = split_title(
             self.title, self.width, self.style.title_font_size)