03180nam 2200637 a 450 99620569670331620230801224701.00-19-162622-8(CKB)2670000000258832(EBL)3055349(OCoLC)922971861(SSID)ssj0000716799(PQKBManifestationID)11956138(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000716799(PQKBWorkID)10739233(PQKB)11159871(StDuBDS)EDZ0000095419(MiAaPQ)EBC3055349(MiAaPQ)EBC7036716(Au-PeEL)EBL7036716(EXLCZ)99267000000025883220130611d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCalendars in antiquity[electronic resource]empires, states, and societies /Sacha SternOxford Oxford University Press20121 online resource (468 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-174617-7 0-19-958944-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Tables""; ""Introduction""; ""PART I. FROM CITY STATES TO GREAT EMPIRES: THE RISE OF THE FIXED CALENDARS""; ""1. Calendars of Ancient Greece""; ""2. The Babylonian Calendar""; ""3. The Egyptian Calendar""; ""4. The Rise of the Fixed Calendars: Persian, Ptolemaic, and Julian Calendars""; ""PART II. THE EMPIRES CHALLENGED AND DISSOLVED: CALENDAR DIVERSITY AND FRAGMENTATION""; ""5. Fragmentation: Babylonian and Julian Calendars in the Near East, Third Century BCE�Seventh Century CE""""6. Dissidence and Subversion: Gallic, Jewish, and Other Lunar Calendars in the Roman Empire""""7. Sectarianism and Heresy: From Qumran Calendars to Christian Easter Controversies""; ""Conclusion""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Z""Calendars were at the heart of ancient culture and society and were far more than just technical, time-keeping devices. This book offers a comprehensive study of the calendars of the ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern world, from the origins up to and including Jewish and Christian calendars in late Antiquity.CalendarMediterranean RegionHistoryTo 1500CalendarMiddle EastHistoryTo 1500CalendarMediterranean RegionPolitical asepctsCalendarMiddle EastPolitical aspectsMediterranean RegionHistoryTo 476Middle EastHistoryTo 622CalendarHistoryCalendarHistoryCalendarPolitical asepcts.CalendarPolitical aspects.529/.309394Stern Sacha479971MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996205696703316Calendars in antiquity258075UNISA