Description In this eye-opening book, Paul J.
Kosmin explains how the Seleucid Empire's invention of a new kind of time--and the rebellions against this worldview--transformed the way we organize our thoughts about the past, present, and future.
In the aftermath of Alexander the Great's conquests, the Seleucid kings ruled a vast territory stretching from Central Asia to Anatolia, Armenia to the Persian Gulf.
In a radical move to impose unity and regulate behavior, this G.