Greek and Roman calendars : constructions of time in the classical world / / Robert Hannah

• Autore: Hannah Robert
• Pubblicazione: London : , : Bloomsbury, , 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (177 p.)
• Disciplina: 529.30938
• Soggetto topico: Astronomy; Calendar, Greek; Calendar, Roman
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages [158]-164) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: The 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Greek and Roman calendars
• ISBN: 1-84966-751-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910821187703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II