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Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University, New York, October 19, 2016-April 23, 2017.



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Letter from ISAW 10 Acknowledgments 12 I Map: The Greco-Roman World, 500 BCE-500 CE 16 Introduction 19 Alexander Jones, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World II Near East Relations: Mesopotamia and Egypt 45 John Steele, Brown University III Measuring the Hours: Sundials, Water Clocks,and Portable Sundials 63 Karlheinz Schaldach, Independent researcher IV Days, Months, Years, and Other Time Cycles 95 Daryn Lehoux, Queen's University, Kingston V Astrology in the Greco-Roman World 123 Stephan Heilen, Universitat Osnabruck Dorian Gieseler Greenbaum, University of Wales Trinity St David VI Images of Time and Cosmic Connection 143 James Evans, University of Puget Sound VIII Imperial Imagery of Time and Comos 171 Bernhard Weisser, Munzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Exhibition Checklist 184 Bibliography 194 Photography and Drawing Credits 204

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: 11/11/2016
      ISBN13: 9780691174402, 978-0691174402
      ISBN10: 0691174407
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University, New York, October 19, 2016-April 23, 2017.



      Table of Contents
      Letter from ISAW 10 Acknowledgments 12 I Map: The Greco-Roman World, 500 BCE-500 CE 16 Introduction 19 Alexander Jones, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World II Near East Relations: Mesopotamia and Egypt 45 John Steele, Brown University III Measuring the Hours: Sundials, Water Clocks,and Portable Sundials 63 Karlheinz Schaldach, Independent researcher IV Days, Months, Years, and Other Time Cycles 95 Daryn Lehoux, Queen's University, Kingston V Astrology in the Greco-Roman World 123 Stephan Heilen, Universitat Osnabruck Dorian Gieseler Greenbaum, University of Wales Trinity St David VI Images of Time and Cosmic Connection 143 James Evans, University of Puget Sound VIII Imperial Imagery of Time and Comos 171 Bernhard Weisser, Munzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Exhibition Checklist 184 Bibliography 194 Photography and Drawing Credits 204

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