Description
Book SynopsisInvestigates time and its contours as described by the ancient Romans, first as Rome positioned itself in relation to Greece and then as it exerted its influence as a major world power. This book examines the most important of the ancient world's time divisions, that between myth and history.
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Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface Introduction 1. Synchronizing Times I: Greece and Rome 2. Synchronizing Times II: West and East, Sicily and the Orient 3. Transitions from Myth into History I: The Foundations of the City 4. Transitions from Myth into History II: Ages of Gold and Iron 5. Years, Months, and Days I: Eras and Anniversaries 6. Years, Months, and Days II: The Grids of the Fasti Epilogue Notes Bibliography General Index Index Locorum
