Numbers and numeracy in the Greek polis:

"We tend to think of numbers as inherently objective and precise. Yet the diverse ways in which ancient Greeks used numbers illustrates that counting is actually shaped by context-specific and culturally-dependent choices: what should be counted and how, who should count, and how should the res...

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Main Authors: Sing, Robert (Author, Editor), Berkel, Tazuko Angela van 1979- (Author, Editor), Osborne, Robin 1957- (Author, Editor)
Corporate Author: Numbers and Numeracy in Classical Greece (Veranstaltung) Leiden (Author)
Format: Conference Proceeding Book
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston Brill [2022]
Series:Mnemosyne supplements volume 446
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"We tend to think of numbers as inherently objective and precise. Yet the diverse ways in which ancient Greeks used numbers illustrates that counting is actually shaped by context-specific and culturally-dependent choices: what should be counted and how, who should count, and how should the results be shared? This volume is the first to focus on the generation and use of numbers in the polis to quantify, communicate and persuade. Its papers demonstrate the rich insights that can be gained into ancient Greek societies by reappraising seemingly straightforward examples of quantification as reflections of daily life and cultural understanding."
Item Description:"All the papers in this volume were presented at the conference "Numbers and Numeracy in Classical Greece", held at Leiden University on 2-3 September 2016" (Acknowledgements)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XIII, 283 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme
ISBN:9789004467217

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