Time and Cosmos in Greco-Roman Antiquity - the exhibition catalogue from Institute for the Study of the Ancient World available to buy at Museum Bookstore
Institute for the Study of the Ancient World

Time and Cosmos in Greco-Roman Antiquity

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'excels at demonstrating the importance of time in everyday life' - Hyperallergic

A beautiful book exploring modes of timekeeping in the Greco-Roman world and their continued influence today

Highlights include the oldest known example of a portable sundial (The Ham of Herculaneum), a Greek paragpegma calendar from 100 BCE which aligns stellar phenomena with weather predictions, stone and ceramic calendars, zodiac boards for displaying horoscopes, and mosaics, sculptures, and coins that reflect ancient perceptions of the controlling power of time and the heavens.

Details
  • Author: Alexander Jones, Professor of the history of the exact sciences in antiquity at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University
  • Hardcover: 208 pages | 145 colour illustrations
  • Date published: December 2016
  • Language: English
  • ISBN: 978-0691174402
  • Product Dimensions: 28.0 x 22.9 cm

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