02598nam 22005651 450 991082118770332120230617021058.01-84966-751-9(CKB)2550000001144499(EBL)1507617(SSID)ssj0000686594(PQKBManifestationID)11415106(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000686594(PQKBWorkID)10734441(PQKB)11190708(MiAaPQ)EBC1507617(Au-PeEL)EBL1507617(CaPaEBR)ebr10788124(CaONFJC)MIL603237(OCoLC)862050010(EXLCZ)99255000000114449920061024d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGreek and Roman calendars constructions of time in the classical world /Robert HannahLondon :Bloomsbury,2005.1 online resource (177 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7156-3301-5 Includes bibliographical references (pages [158]-164) and indexes.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; ZThe 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, dAstronomyCalendarsCalendar, GreekCalendar, RomanAstronomyCalendar, Greek.Calendar, Roman.529.30938Hannah Robert623430MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821187703321Greek and Roman calendars1090021UNINA