THE ATHENIAN YEAR
by Meritt, Benjamin D
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
University of California Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1961. Hardcover. Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock. Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). Browning to DJ spine. ; Looks at the Athenian calendar of the classical age. The year was governed by two or in a sense three calendars-one for political life, one for religious life, and one for astronomy. The understanding of recorded Athenian dates is further complicated by the Athenian practice of allowing some latitude in adding and subtracting days of the religious calendar. ; Sather Classical Lectures; 262 pages .
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Ancient World Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31382
- Title
- THE ATHENIAN YEAR
- Author
- Meritt, Benjamin D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- Athens & Athenians, Greek History, Chronology, Time, Classical Greek & Roman
Terms of Sale
Ancient World Books
We accept Visa, MasterCard, Amex, and Discover, as well as Paypal, Google Checkout and money orders and/or personal cheques. Books are returnable if there is an error in the description. Shipping and handling is non-refundable unless an incorrect order has been filled.
About the Seller
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...