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Time in Antiquity by Robert Hannah


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In the modern world, time is not something we can easily escape. Most people carry wristwatches and clocks are everywhere, from the digital readout on a computer to the tower on the town hall. Yet as Robert Hannah reminds us, there was a time before men were slaves of the clock. A time when one's stomach was 'the best and truest' timekeeper (Plautus) and people slept and ate when they felt the need...

 

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