Calendar of the roman republic
Auteur :
Michels, Agnes Kirsopp
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691649603
Date de publication :
19 avr. 2016
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
510 g
Format :
B315
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This book reconstructs the pre-Julian calendar of Rome on the basis of epigraphical and literary evidence, and analyzes its relation to the solar and lunar years. Mrs. Michels shows how the varied contents of the calendar were related to the political as well as to the religious life of Rome of the first century B.C. She traces the history of the c