商品簡介
Students of ancient texts are bound to struggle the moment references to numbers appear. What, exactly, is a deunx? Does charging interest at a rate of quinae constitute a daylight swindle? Is "the third hour" the same as three o'clock, or is it between eight and nine o'clock, and if so, which one? Richardson (classics and ancient history, U. of Auckland) provides concise answers to questions about measurements of size, weight, money, and time, the meanings of terms for fractions, and other numerical matters that can make all the difference in understanding Greek and Latin texts. Distributed in the US by the David Brown Book Company. Annotation c2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
The late William F. Richardson was Honorary Research fellow in the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
