How to parse time saved in milli/micro seconds as integer in ruby?

I'm generating and storing time in milliseconds as follow :

(Time.now.to_f * 1000).t开发者_JS百科o_i # => 1297073972278

How can I parse nicely this number to get the time object back?

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Time.at 1297073972278 / 1000
=> Mon Feb 07 11:19:32 +0100 2011