The concept of viewing historical change as a cyclical process is analyzed, beginning with the works of Polybius, historian of the Roman empire, and ending with
The idea that history repeats itself has a long and intriguing history. This volume is concerned with the period of time in the Western tradition when its expre
This work is a reading of the way humans have attempted to talk about the nature of time, in particular the idea of the periodic creation and destruction of the