LEADER 03180nam 2200637 a 450 001 996205696703316 005 20230801224701.0 010 $a0-19-162622-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000258832 035 $a(EBL)3055349 035 $a(OCoLC)922971861 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000716799 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11956138 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000716799 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10739233 035 $a(PQKB)11159871 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000095419 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3055349 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7036716 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7036716 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000258832 100 $a20130611d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCalendars in antiquity$b[electronic resource]$eempires, states, and societies /$fSacha Stern 210 $aOxford $cOxford University Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (468 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-174617-7 311 $a0-19-958944-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""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 BCEa???Seventh Century CE"" 327 $a""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"" 330 8 $aCalendars 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. 606 $aCalendar$zMediterranean Region$xHistory$yTo 1500 606 $aCalendar$zMiddle East$xHistory$yTo 1500 606 $aCalendar$zMediterranean Region$xPolitical asepcts 606 $aCalendar$zMiddle East$xPolitical aspects 607 $aMediterranean Region$xHistory$yTo 476 607 $aMiddle East$xHistory$yTo 622 615 0$aCalendar$xHistory 615 0$aCalendar$xHistory 615 0$aCalendar$xPolitical asepcts. 615 0$aCalendar$xPolitical aspects. 676 $a529/.309394 700 $aStern$b Sacha$0479971 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996205696703316 996 $aCalendars in antiquity$9258075 997 $aUNISA