Greek and Roman chronology : calendars and years in classical antiquity /
by Alan E. Samuel.
- München : C.H. Beck, c1972.
- xvii, 307 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Handbuch der Altertumswissenschaft ; 1. Abt., 7. T. .
- Handbuch der Altertumswissenschaft 1. Abt., 7. T.. .
Includes bibliographical references.
The astronomical background : The sun-earth-moon system : The celestial sphere ; Years ; Months ; The synodic month. The construction of calendars : Lunar calendars ; Solar calendars. Natural units of time : The day ; The month ; The year ; The week -- Greek astronomical calendars : Early astronomical theory : Sixth century astronomy ; The fifth century ; Pythagorean numbers. The theory of homocentric spheres : Eudoxus ; Callippus. Astronomical calendar cycles : Early cycles ; The octaeteris ; The nineteen year cycle and the Callippic cycle ; Later cycles. Astronomical denomination of years ; Astronomical and civil calendars -- Greek civil calendars : Athens : Calendars and months used ; Intercalation of months ; The counting of days of the month ; The prytany calendar ; The count of days in prytanies ; The beginning of the year. Evidence for the Mycenaean calendar ; Boeotia : Hesiod ; Names and order of the months ; Kata Theon dates ; The count of days. Phocis : Names and order of the months ; The count of days. Eastern Locris ; Doris ; Delphi : Dating systems ; Names and order of the months ; The count of days. Ozolian Locris : Names and order of the months in the federal calendar ; Amphissa, Physkos, Chaleion, Oianthea, Tritea, Tolophon ; The count of days. Aetolia : Names and order of the months ; The count of days. Acarnania ; Ambracia ; Epirus ; Corcyra ; Epidamnus ; Corcyra Melaina (Issa) ; Apollonia on the Aous ; Lamia : Names and order of the months ; The count of days. Halos : Names and order of the months ; The count of days. Meliteia ; Pyrasos ; Angeai ; Miscellaneous calendars of Phthiotis : Hypata ; Herakleia ; Phalika ; Oitaia ; Phthiotic Thebes ; Thaumakoi ; Near the village of Kophi. Thessaly : Names and order of the months ; Perrhaebia ; Magnesia and Pagasae ; The count of days. Skotussa : Names and order of the months ; The count of days. Apollonia in Chalcidice ; Cassandreia (Potidaea) ; Byzantium ; Perinthus ; Callatis ; Chersonesus Taurica ; Megara ; Corinth ; Sicyon ; Argos : Names and order of the months ; The count of days. Epidauros : Names and order of the months ; The count of days. Miscellaneous calendars of the Argolid : Calauria ; Mycenae ; Hermione ; Aegina ; Troezen. Laconia : Names and order of the months ; Intercalation ; The count of days. Arcadia : Names and order of the months ; The count of days. Messenia ; Elis : The beginning of the year ; Names and order of the months. Achaea : Names and order of the months ; The count of days. Euboea : Chalcis ; Eretria ; Histiaea ; Carystus. Peparethos ; Delos : Names and order of the months ; Intercalation ; The count of days ; Termination of the independent Delian calendar. Tenos : Names and order of the months ; The count of days. Ceos : Names and order of the months ; The count of days. Miscellaneous cycladic calendars : Paros ; Oliaros ; Mykonos ; Naxos ; Ios ; Andros ; Siphnos. Amorgos : The count of days. The Doric Sporades : Thera ; Astypalaea. Rhodes : Names and order of the months ; The count of days. Nisyros ; Syme ; Telos ; Cnidos ; Cos and Calymna : Names and order of the months ; The count of days. Halikarnassos ; Iasos ; Miletus : Names and order of the months ; The count of days ; The colonies of Miletus. Priene : The count of days. Herakleia under Latmos ; Amyzon ; Thebes at Mykale ; Samos : Names and order of the months ; The count of days. Magnesia on the Maeander : The count of days. Ephesus : Names and order of the months ; The count of days. Notion ; Teos ; Chios ; Erythrae ; Phocaea ; Temnos ; Cyme ; Pergamum : The count of days ; Lesbos : Names and order of the months ; The count of days. The northern Aegean : Thasos ; Samothrace ; Imbros. Calchedon ; Zelea (Phyrgia) ; Lampsakos ; Ilion ; Skepsis (Troad) ; Gambreion (Mysia) ; Sardis : The count of days ; Laodikeia epi Lyko ; Stratonikeia (Caria) ; Antiocheia in Pisidia ; Termessos ; Antiocheia in Persis ; Crete : Names and order of the months ; The count of days. Tauromenium ; Syracuse ; Acragas ; Gela ; Rhegium ; Neapolis ; Heraclea ; Locri -- Calendars of the Hellenistic kingdoms : The Seleucid calendar : Macedonian and Babylonian months ; The count of days ; Territory of the Seleucid calendar. The Macedonian calendar in Egypt : Native Egyptian calendars ; Cyclical regulation of the Macedonian calendar in Egypt ; Abandonment of the independent Macedonian calendar ; The count of days ; Territory of the Egyptian-Macedonian calendar -- The Roman calendar : Introduction : The fasti ; Month names and day designation. The Julian calendar : The Augustan reform. The calendar of the republic : Names and lengths of the months ; Length of the year ; Method of intercalation ; Occasions of intercalation ; The beginning of the year ; Inception of the calendar. The ten month year -- Calendars of the eastern roman provinces : The hemerologia : Calendars with months coincident with Julian months ; Calendars with New Year’s day on September 23 ; Calendars without a 28 day month and without epagomenal days ; Calendar with 30 day months and 5 epagomenal days. Eastern calendars not reported by the hemerologia : The Macedonian calendar at Palmyra ; The Macedonian calendar at Gerasa ; The calendar of the province of Asia ; Cyprus ; The Julian calendar in the east -- Greek chronography : Olympiad reckoning : The Olympic victor list ; The year and the time of the festival. The Athenian archon list : The early period: to 480 B.C. ; The fifth and fourth centuries ; After the end of Diodoros’ text ; The roman period. Spartan ephors ; Generational reckoning ; Eras : Seleucid ; Types of eras -- Roman chronography : The Varronian system ; The epoch of 01.6,4 ; Other epochs ; The consular fasti.
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Chronology, Greek Chronology, Roman. Calendar, Greek. Calendar, Roman