{"product_id":"the-roman-calendar-from-numa-to-constantine-isbn-9780470655085","title":"The Roman Calendar from Numa to Constantine","description":"This book provides a definitive account of the history of the Roman calendar, offering new reconstructions of its development that demand serious revisions to previous accounts. \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the critical stages of the technical, political, and religious history of the Roman calendar \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a comprehensive historical and social contextualization of ancient calendars and chronicles\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHighlights the unique characteristics which are still visible in the most dominant modern global calendar \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMap \u003c\/i\u003e1 Distribution of preserved calendars (or calendar fragments) of the \u003ci\u003efasti \u003c\/i\u003etype from the first century BCE to the fifth century CE viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTable \u003c\/i\u003e1 List of known copies of \u003ci\u003efasti \u003c\/i\u003eix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Time’s Social Dimension 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Observations on the Roman \u003ci\u003efasti \u003c\/i\u003e6\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 A Republican Version 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Forms and Functions 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 The \u003ci\u003efasti \u003c\/i\u003eand the Birth of Augustan Epigraphy 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 The Question of the Archetype 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Towards an Early History of the Roman Calendar 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Notions of a Prehistoric Calendar 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 The Structure of the Month 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Market Cycles 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Modes of Dating 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 The Introduction of the Republican Calendar 38\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Timing and Motivation 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 The Character and Significance of the Reform 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 The Written Calendar 44\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Gnaeus Flavius 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 \u003ci\u003eNP \u003c\/i\u003eDays and Feast-names 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Cultic and Linguistic Details 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 The Purpose of the \u003ci\u003efasti \u003c\/i\u003e58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 The Law of Hortensius 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Implications for the Historiography of Roman Religion 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 Variants on Stone and Paper 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 The \u003ci\u003eLex Acilia \u003c\/i\u003eand the Problem of Pontifical Intercalation 68\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 The Nature of the Measures 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 The Ritually Correct Method of Intercalation 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Problems of Intercalation 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Regulating Intercalation by Means of Laws 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Reinterpretation of the \u003ci\u003efasti \u003c\/i\u003ein the Temple of the Muses 87\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Marcus Fulvius Nobilior, \u003ci\u003eTriumphator \u003c\/i\u003e87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Temple Dedications in the \u003ci\u003efasti \u003c\/i\u003e95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Ennius 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 All \u003ci\u003efasti \u003c\/i\u003eare Fulvian \u003ci\u003efasti \u003c\/i\u003e108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 From Republic to Empire 109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Caesar’s Calendar Reform 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 The Calendar as Collective Memory 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Augustus and the Power of Dates 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 The Calendar as Roman Breviary 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 The Disappearance of Marble Calendars 140\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Calendar Monopoly and Competition between Calendars 146\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 One Calendar 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Coexisting and Competing Developments 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Eras 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 The Calculation of Easter 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Weekly Cycles 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 \u003ci\u003eFasti Christiani\u003c\/i\u003e? 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 The Calendar in the Public Realm 175\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSources Index 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral Index 215\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“This book is a very welcome addition to the study of Roman time. R. has long stood in the top tier of scholars working on the Roman calendar. This book is destined to become an indispensable resource for scholars and students wishing to understand the origins and development of the Roman calendar as a mechanism for marking time, but more particularly as a social construct at the mercy of the political powers of the time.”  (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Roman Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 August 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJörg Rüpke\u003c\/b\u003e is Fellow in Religious Studies at the Max Weber Centre of the University of Erfurt. His publications include \u003ci\u003eFasti sacerdotum: A Prosopography of Pagan, Jewish, and Christian Religious Officials in the City of Rome,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e300 BC to AD 499\u003c\/i\u003e (trans. David Richardson, 2008), \u003ci\u003eReligion of the Romans\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Roman Religion\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), and \u003ci\u003eReligion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome\u003c\/i\u003e (co-edited with C. Ando, 2006). \t \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Translator\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid M. B. Richardson\u003c\/b\u003e has previously translated \u003ci\u003eFasti sacerdotum: A Prosopography of Pagan, Jewish, and Christian Religious Officials in the City of Rome,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e300 BC to AD 499\u003c\/i\u003e (Jörg Rüpke, 2008), and contributed to the English translation of \u003ci\u003eBrill's New Pauly Encyclopaedia of the Ancient World\u003c\/i\u003e (2002 onwards).   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It is excellent to see an updated and revised translation of Jörg Rüpke's fundamentally important study of the Roman calendar, one which keeps alive its profound learning and provocative originality.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDenis Feeney, Princeton University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"At last, thanks to Jörg Rüpke and David Richardson, we have a proper modern, historical account of the Roman calendar. A thoroughly revised and updated translation of Rüpke's earlier work, this work affects our understanding of virtually every activity at Rome mediated by time.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eClifford Ando, University of Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Rüpke's \u003ci\u003eRoman Calendar\u003c\/i\u003e offers a rich critique of received ideas about republican attitudes to time and the evolution of the calendar; it will surely provoke much radical re-thinking on major problems.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn North, London University College\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is an excellent abridgment of Rüpke's standard work \u003ci\u003eKalender und Öffentlichkeit\u003c\/i\u003e. In this historical survey, Rüpke discusses not only the technical details of the evolving Roman calendar but also its significance in the political and historical setting. The book is an essential resource for anyone interested in Roman civilization.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKarl Galinsky, University of Texas\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Roman calendar, in particular in the form of the Julian calendar of Julius Caesar, was used as the basis for what is, globally, the most important calendar today. This calendar evolved in a series of reforms and revolutions, and many of its peculiar features, from the name of the months to the number of days, are still visible. This book traces the history and the peculiar form taken by the calendar. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering new reconstructions of the critical stages of the technical, political, medial, and religious history of the Roman calendar, this book demands serious revisions to previous accounts and provides a definitive history of the Roman calendar. This new history enables a fresh understanding of the history of the Christian calendars and stimulates research on other calendars.   “It is excellent to see an updated and revised translation of Jörg Rüpke's fundamentally important study of the Roman calendar, one which keeps alive its profound learning and provocative originality.” \u003ci\u003e– Denis Feeney, Princeton University\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"At last, thanks to Jörg Rüpke and David Richardson, we have a proper modern, historical account of the Roman calendar.  A thoroughly revised and updated translation of Rüpke's earlier work, this work affects our understanding of virtually every activity at Rome mediated by time.\" \u003ci\u003e– Clifford Ando, University of Chicago\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Rüpke's \u003ci\u003eRoman Calendar\u003c\/i\u003e offers a rich critique of received ideas about republican attitudes to time and the evolution of the calendar; it will surely provoke much radical re-thinking on major problems.” \u003ci\u003e– John North, London University College\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “This is an excellent abridgment of Rüpke’s standard work \u003ci\u003eKalender und Öffentli\u003c\/i\u003echkeit.  In this historical survey, Rüpke discusses not only the technical details of the evolving Roman calendar but also its significance in the political and historical setting.  The book is an essential resource for anyone interested in Roman civilization.” \u003ci\u003e– Karl Galinsky, University of Texas\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990332621029,"sku":"NP9780470655085","price":191.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470655085.jpg?v=1761787394","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-roman-calendar-from-numa-to-constantine-isbn-9780470655085","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}