Time and cosmos in Greco-Roman antiquity

Parallelsachtitel: Time and cosmos
Weitere Verfasser: Jones, Alexander. , [HerausgeberIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: New York, NY : Princeton, NJ : Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University ; Princeton University Press, 2016.
Umfang/Format: 206 pages : coloured illustrations ; 29 cm.
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Inhalte/Bestandteile: 6 Datensätze
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Introduction / Alexander Jones
  •  Near East relations : Mesopotamia and Egypt / John Steele
  •  Measuring the hours : sundials, water clocks, and portable sundials / Karlheinz Schaldach
  •  Days, months, years, and other time cycles / Daryn Lehoux
  •  Astrology in the Greco-Roman world / Stephan Heilen, Dorian Gieseler Greenbaum
  •  Images of time and cosmic connection / James Evans
  •  Roman imperial imagery of time and cosmos / Bernhard Weisser
  •  Exhibition checklist