The Comet of 44 B.C. and Caeser's Funeral Games (A.P.A. American Classical Studies, No. 39) (Society for Classical Studies American Classical Studies) - Softcover

Licht, A. Lewis

 
9780788502743: The Comet of 44 B.C. and Caeser's Funeral Games (A.P.A. American Classical Studies, No. 39) (Society for Classical Studies American Classical Studies)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0788502743 ISBN 13: 9780788502743
Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 1997

Synopsis

This unique collaboration between a classicist and physicist at the University of Illinois at Chicago is the first work to combine the evidence from both China and Rome for the spectacular daylight comet of 44 B.C., perhaps the most famous comet in antiquity. This investigation, which also examines allusions to this comet in astrological literature from later antiquity, sheds new light on the significance of the comet as a powerful symbol in the political propaganda that launched Augustus' career.

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About the Author

A. Lewis Licht is at both at the University of Illinois, Chicago.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Publication date
1997
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0788502743
ISBN 13 
9780788502743
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
260

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