The Origins of the Roman Economy Book contents
- The Origins of the Roman Economy
- The Origins of the Roman Economy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- One Introduction
- Two Notes on the Geographical Context of Early Rome
- Three The Beginnings of a Longue Durée
- Four The Early Iron Age (Latial Phases II and III)
- Five A Settlement Unlike Others
- Six Latial Phase IV (730–580 BC)
- Seven Latial Phase IVA (730–640 BC)
- Eight Latial Phase IVB (640–580 BC)
- Nine The Archaic Phase (580–500 BC)
- Ten Modelling Demography and Consumption
- Eleven Places and Institutions in the Archaic Roman Economy
- Twelve The Economics of the Early Calendar
- Thirteen The Early Latins Overseas
- Fourteen The Fifth Century BC
- Fifteen Crisis and Opportunities in the Fifth Century BC
- Sixteen The Fourth Century BC
- Seventeen Fourth-Century Transformations and the End of the Archaic Economy
- Eighteen Epilogue
- Book part
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Twelve - The Economics of the Early Calendar
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 February 2021
- The Origins of the Roman Economy
- The Origins of the Roman Economy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- One Introduction
- Two Notes on the Geographical Context of Early Rome
- Three The Beginnings of a Longue Durée
- Four The Early Iron Age (Latial Phases II and III)
- Five A Settlement Unlike Others
- Six Latial Phase IV (730–580 BC)
- Seven Latial Phase IVA (730–640 BC)
- Eight Latial Phase IVB (640–580 BC)
- Nine The Archaic Phase (580–500 BC)
- Ten Modelling Demography and Consumption
- Eleven Places and Institutions in the Archaic Roman Economy
- Twelve The Economics of the Early Calendar
- Thirteen The Early Latins Overseas
- Fourteen The Fifth Century BC
- Fifteen Crisis and Opportunities in the Fifth Century BC
- Sixteen The Fourth Century BC
- Seventeen Fourth-Century Transformations and the End of the Archaic Economy
- Eighteen Epilogue
- Book part
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The system of festivals in the pre-Julian, or “Numan”, calendar represents one of the most important sources of information for our knowledge of archaic Roman culture. Among the most significant documents are fragments of works by Varro, the Fasti by Ovid and above all the epigraphic evidence, datable to around 60 BC, from the only calendar known to precede Julius Caesar’s reform, the Fasti Antiates maiores. In this text, which was found at Antium, a series of festivals from before the age of the Tarquinii is listed using capital letters, while, later cults, including that of Jupiter Capitolinus which was certainly introduced in the age of Tarquinii, are rigorously reported using lower case letters. Possible dating of the archaic calendar to the decemvirate period is therefore less credible, while the reforms introduced in the age of Appius Claudius would only have been concerned with the nundinal cycle and an updated definition of the fasti dies.
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- The Origins of the Roman EconomyFrom the Iron Age to the Early Republic in a Mediterranean Perspective, pp. 157 - 171Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020