The Ekphrasis on the Water Clock: Art, Rhetoric and Measurement of Time in Sixth-Century Gaza.

This paper discusses The Ekphrasis on the Water Clock, composed in the sixth century C.E. by Procopius of Gaza. It inspects three facets: 1. The Gaza clock against the background of other clocks in antiquity 2. The artwork of the theatrical display presented in the Gaza clock 3. The rhetoric of Proc...

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Publicado en:	Scripta Classica Israelica Vol. 44; pp. 1 - 33
Autor principal:	Talgam, Rina
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Israeli Society for the Promotion of Classical Studies 2025
Materias:	Ekphrasis Clocks & watches Visual communication Time measurements Historical literacy Ancient literature Gaza City
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