Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction: A New Order of the Ages 1
5. 1 Omen History: Sulla and the Etruscans on Periodization 17
6. 2 Eternal Returns: Cataclysmic Destruction in Greek and Roman Thought 40
7. 3 Inflection Points: Progress and Decline Narratives with Periodization 70
8. 4 Beyond the Metallic Ages: Technical Histories and Culture Heroes 83
9. 5 Acting Your Age: Periodization in Roman Politics after Sulla 108
10. 6 Pyramids and Fish Wrappers: Roman Literary Periodization 135
11. Conclusion: Spaces after Periods 163
12. Notes 171
13. Bibliography 217
14. General Index 237
15. Index Locorum 253