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    The Roman Calendar from Numa to Constantine: Time, History, and the Fasti

    By Jörg Rüpke

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    About this ebook

    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
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWiley
    Release dateFeb 4, 2011
    ISBN9781444396522
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