Greek and Roman calendars : constructions of time in the classical world / Robert Hannah.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hannah, Robert.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astronomy--Calendars.

Astronomy.

Calendar, Greek.

Calendar, Roman.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The smooth functioning of an ordered society depends on the possession of a means of regularising its activities over time. That means is a calendar, and its regularity is a function of how well it models the more or less regular movements of the celestial bodies - of the moon, the sun or the stars. Greek and Roman Calendars examines the ancient calendar as just such a time-piece, whose elements are readily described in astronomical and mathematical terms. The story of these calendars is one of a continuous struggle to maintain a correspondence with the regularity of the seasons and the sun, d

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; 1. Astronomy and Calendars; 2. Early Greek Calendars; 3. Classical Greek Calendars; 4. Synchronisms; 5. The Calendars of Rome; 6. Afterwords; Select Bibliography; Index of Passages Cited; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; O; P; S; T; V; X; Z; Index of Subjects; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [158]-164) and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781849667517

1849667519

OCLC:

862050010