Stars, Myths and Rituals in Etruscan Rome
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015
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This book offers a detailed and fascinating picture of the astonishing astronomical knowledge on which the Roman calendar, traditionally attributed to the king Numa Pompilius (reign 715-673 BC), was based. This knowledge, of Mesopotamian origins, related mainly to the planetary movements and to the occurrence of eclipses in the solar system. The author explains the Numan year and cycle and illustrates clearly how astronomical phenomena exerted a powerful influence over both public and ...; [leggi tutto]
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| Descrizione | Stars, Myths and Rituals in Etruscan Rome / by Leonardo Magini. - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015. - XXXI, 181 p. 59 illus ; online resource. - (Space and Society) |
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From the Contents: The Beginning of Astronomical Time and the Feriae Martis -- The Numan Year, the Romulean Year and the Feriale antiquissimum -- The Names of Etruscan and Roman Months -- The Numan Cycle -- The Numan Year and Cycle, and the Motion of the Moon -- The Numan Cycle and the Movements of the Sun, the Moon and Venus -- The Solar New Year on March 8 or 9 -- The Movements of the Moon and Venus and the Language of Myth. - Springer eBooks. - Printed edition: 9783319072654
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| ID scheda | 138679 |
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