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

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

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....

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Main Author: Hannah, Robert
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Bloomsbury, 2005.
Subjects:
Astronomy > Calendars.
Calendar, Greek.
Calendar, Roman.
Astronomy
Calendar, Greek
Calendar, Roman
Calendars
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (177 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-164) and indexes.
ISBN:9781849667517
1849667519
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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