Conceptions of Time in Greek and Roman Antiquity

• Format: eBook
• Language: French; English
• Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2022
• Subjects: Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Classical texts; Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500; Ancient Philosophy; Greek and Roman Antiquity; Linguistic time; Time conceptions
• Online Access: Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication; Open Access: DOAB, download the publication
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (247 p.)
• ISBN: 9783110736076; 9783110736083; 9783110739480
• Access: Open Access

This collection of articles is an important milestone in the history of the study of time conceptions in Greek and Roman Antiquity. It spans from Homer to Neoplatonism. Conceptions of time are considered from different points of view and sources. Reflections on time were both central and various throughout the history of ancient philosophy. Time was a topic, but also material for poets, historians and doctors.