{"product_id":"the-roman-calendar-from-numa-to-constantine-9780470655085","title":"The Roman Calendar from Numa to Constantine","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Roman calendar, in particular the Julian form of the calendar during the reign of Caesar, was used as the basis for what is, globally, the most important calendar today. It evolved in a series of reforms and revolutions and many of its peculiar features, from the names of the months to the number of days, are still visible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This book is a very welcome addition to the study of Roman time. R. has long stood in the top tier of scholars working on the Roman calendar. This book is destined to become an indispensable resource for scholars and students wishing to understand the origins and development of the Roman calendar as a mechanism for marking time, but more particularly as a social construct at the mercy of the political powers of the time.”  (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Roman Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 August 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMap \u003c\/i\u003e1 Distribution of preserved calendars (or calendar fragments) of the \u003ci\u003efasti \u003c\/i\u003etype from the first century BCE to the fifth century CE viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTable \u003c\/i\u003e1 List of known copies of \u003ci\u003efasti \u003c\/i\u003eix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Time’s Social Dimension 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Observations on the Roman \u003ci\u003efasti \u003c\/i\u003e6\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 A Republican Version 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Forms and Functions 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 The \u003ci\u003efasti \u003c\/i\u003eand the Birth of Augustan Epigraphy 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 The Question of the Archetype 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Towards an Early History of the Roman Calendar 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Notions of a Prehistoric Calendar 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 The Structure of the Month 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Market Cycles 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Modes of Dating 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 The Introduction of the Republican Calendar 38\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Timing and Motivation 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 The Character and Significance of the Reform 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 The Written Calendar 44\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Gnaeus Flavius 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 \u003ci\u003eNP \u003c\/i\u003eDays and Feast-names 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Cultic and Linguistic Details 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 The Purpose of the \u003ci\u003efasti \u003c\/i\u003e58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 The Law of Hortensius 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Implications for the Historiography of Roman Religion 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 Variants on Stone and Paper 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 The \u003ci\u003eLex Acilia \u003c\/i\u003eand the Problem of Pontifical Intercalation 68\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 The Nature of the Measures 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 The Ritually Correct Method of Intercalation 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Problems of Intercalation 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Regulating Intercalation by Means of Laws 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Reinterpretation of the \u003ci\u003efasti \u003c\/i\u003ein the Temple of the Muses 87\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Marcus Fulvius Nobilior, \u003ci\u003eTriumphator \u003c\/i\u003e87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Temple Dedications in the \u003ci\u003efasti \u003c\/i\u003e95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Ennius 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 All \u003ci\u003efasti \u003c\/i\u003eare Fulvian \u003ci\u003efasti \u003c\/i\u003e108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 From Republic to Empire 109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Caesar’s Calendar Reform 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 The Calendar as Collective Memory 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Augustus and the Power of Dates 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 The Calendar as Roman Breviary 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 The Disappearance of Marble Calendars 140\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Calendar Monopoly and Competition between Calendars 146\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 One Calendar 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Coexisting and Competing Developments 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Eras 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 The Calculation of Easter 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Weekly Cycles 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 \u003ci\u003eFasti Christiani\u003c\/i\u003e? 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