The Roman Calendar from Numa to Constantine: Time, History, and the Fasti
Book Details
Author(s)Jörg Rüpke
PublisherWiley-Blackwell
ISBN / ASIN0470655089
ISBN-139780470655085
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Sales Rank3,224,827
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
This book provides a definitive account of the history of the Roman calendar, offering new reconstructions of its development that demand serious revisions to previous accounts.* Examines the critical stages of the technical, political, and religious history of the Roman calendar * Provides a comprehensive historical and social contextualization of ancient calendars and chronicles* Highlights the unique characteristics which are still visible in the most dominant modern global calendar

