LEADER 04077nam 22007215 450 001 9910300430503321 005 20200702035933.0 010 $a3-319-07266-8 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-319-07266-1 035 $a(CKB)3710000000311723 035 $a(EBL)1967381 035 $a(OCoLC)897810312 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001408396 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11782378 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001408396 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11346974 035 $a(PQKB)11427658 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-319-07266-1 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1967381 035 $a(PPN)183151607 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000311723 100 $a20141204d2015 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aStars, Myths and Rituals in Etruscan Rome$b[electronic resource] /$fby Leonardo Magini 205 $a1st ed. 2015. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2015. 215 $a1 online resource (196 p.) 225 1 $aSpace and Society,$x2199-3882 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-319-07265-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFrom the Contents: The Beginning of Astronomical Time and the Feriae Martis -- The Numan Year, the Romulean Year and the Feriale antiquissimum -- The Names of Etruscan and Roman Months -- The Numan Cycle -- The Numan Year and Cycle, and the Motion of the Moon -- The Numan Cycle and the Movements of the Sun, the Moon and Venus -- The Solar New Year on March 8 or 9 -- The Movements of the Moon and Venus and the Language of Myth. 330 $aThis book offers a detailed and fascinating picture of the astonishing astronomical knowledge on which the Roman calendar, traditionally attributed to the king Numa Pompilius (reign 715-673 BC), was based. This knowledge, of Mesopotamian origins, related mainly to the planetary movements and to the occurrence of eclipses in the solar system. The author explains the Numan year and cycle and illustrates clearly how astronomical phenomena exerted a powerful influence over both public and private life. A series of concise chapters examines the dates of the Roman festivals, describes the related rites and myths, and places the festivals in relation to the planetary movements and astronomical events. Special reference is made to the movements of the moon and Venus, their relation to the language of myth, and the particular significance that Venus was considered to have for female fertility. The book clearly demonstrates the depth of astronomical knowledge reflected in the Roman religious calendar and the designated festive days. It will appeal both to learned connoisseurs and to amateurs with a particular interest in the subject. 410 0$aSpace and Society,$x2199-3882 606 $aObservations, Astronomical 606 $aAstronomy?Observations 606 $aPhysics 606 $aAstronomy 606 $aAstronomy, Observations and Techniques$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P22014 606 $aHistory and Philosophical Foundations of Physics$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P29000 606 $aPopular Science in Astronomy$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Q11009 615 0$aObservations, Astronomical. 615 0$aAstronomy?Observations. 615 0$aPhysics. 615 0$aAstronomy. 615 14$aAstronomy, Observations and Techniques. 615 24$aHistory and Philosophical Foundations of Physics. 615 24$aPopular Science in Astronomy. 676 $a520 676 $a530 676 $a530.01 700 $aMagini$b Leonardo$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0258673 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910300430503321 996 $aStars, Myths and Rituals in Etruscan Rome$91772345 997 $aUNINA