Caesar's Calendar: Ancient Time and the Beginnings of History

by Denis Feeney

Book Overview

The ancient Romans changed more than the map of the world when they conquered so much of it; they altered the way historical time itself is marked and understood. In this brilliant, erudite, and exhilarating book Denis Feeney investigates 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. Feeney welcomes the reader into a world...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520251199
• ISBN13: 9780520251199
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.6" x 9.2"