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

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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hannah, Robert
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Bloomsbury, 2005.
Temas:
Astronomy > Calendars.
Calendar, Greek.
Calendar, Roman.
Calendrier grec.
Calendrier romain.
Astronomy
Calendar, Greek
Calendar, Roman
Calendars
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a 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. 
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