Time in Antiquity

ISBN-13: 9780415331555 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 220 str.

Robert Hannah

Opis

Time in Antiquity explores the different perceptions of time from Classical antiquity, principally through the technology designed to measure, mark or tell time. The material discussed ranges from the sixth century BC in archaic Greece to the 3rd century AD in the Roman Empire, and offers fascinating insights into ordinary people's perceptions of time and time-keeping instruments.

Spis treści

1. Time in Antiquity: An Introduction  2. Cosmic Time  3. Marking Time  4. Telling Time  5. Measuring Time  6. Conceptions of Time  7. Epilogue

O autorze

Robert Hannah