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200 10$aGreek and Roman calendars $econstructions of time in the classical world /$fRobert Hannah
210  1$aLondon :$cBloomsbury,$d2005.
215   $a1 online resource (177 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-7156-3301-5 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [158]-164) and indexes.
327   $aCover; 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
330   $aThe 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
606   $aAstronomy$vCalendars
606   $aCalendar, Greek
606   $aCalendar, Roman
608   $aElectronic books.
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615  0$aCalendar, Greek.
615  0$aCalendar, Roman.
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