On Roman Time - The Codex Calendar of 354 Rhythms of Urban Life in Late Antiquity

"Both scholars of late antiquity and those intrigued by the adjustments required of society's leaders in an age of rapid change will find this book highly informative, insightful, and provocative."—Elizabeth A. Clark, author of Women in the Early Church

About the author

Michele Renee Salzman is Associate Professor of History at University of California, Riverside.

Summary

Establishes that the traditions of Roman art and literature were still very much alive in the mid-fourth century. This title reveals the importance of pagan festivals and cults in the Christian era and highlights the rise of a respectable aristocratic Christianity that combined pagan and Christian practices.

Product details

• Authors: Michele Renee Salzman, Salzman Michele Renee
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.03.1991
• EAN: 9780520065666
• ISBN: 978-0-520-06566-6
• No. of pages: 335
• Series: Transformation of the Classica; Transformation of the Classical Heritage
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > General, dictionaries; SCIENCE / Time, Ancient Rome, Time (chronology), time systems & standards, Time (chronology), time systems and standards