Autor(en)

Bickerman, E.J.:

Verlag / Jahr

Cornell University Press., 1969.

Format / Einband

Original Leinen kaschiert mit Schutzumschlag / Cloth laminated with dust jacket. 253 Seiten / p.

Sprache

Englisch

Gewicht

ca. 550 g

Bestell-Nr

1188215

Bemerkungen

Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - sehr guter Zustand / very good condition - Julius Caesar was assassinated on March 15, 44 B.C. How do we know the exact date? To answer this kind of question, Professor Bickerman provides an introduction to the basic elements and problems of ancient chronology. He explains the structure of the ancient calendar, the principles followed in antiquity in computing years, and the rules which are derived from these principles in relating ancient dates to modem time reckoning. -- Largely through tables, the author makes available all the information needed to date historical events in the classical nations and in other early civilizations in the Near East. He establishes within the context of absolute historical chronology the different cycles of civic and solar time, the succession of rulers and of the Greek archons and Roman consuls, and the main events of ancient Greek and Roman history. -- The absolute dates of events in ancient history have been difficult to calculate because of the complex adjustments and computations involved. The methods of relative dating developed by archeologists and of direct dating established by modern science depend upon the interpretation of historical material which is virtually inaccessible. Using dates supplied by the ancients themselves, Professor Bickerman suggests the means to convert them into units of our own dating system, thus providing an invaluable reference for all students of the ancient world.

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