Debating Roman demography /

Debating Roman demography /

In conjection with an extensive critical survey of recent advances and controversies in Roman demography, the four case-studies in this volume illustrate a variety of different approaches to the study of ancient population history. The contributions address a number of crucial issues in Roman demogr...

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Other Authors: Scheidel, Walter, 1966-

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden [Netherlands] ; Boston : Brill, 2001.

Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements 211.
Mnemosyne Supplements Online, Volumes 204-407, ISBN: 9789004322288.

Subjects:

Demography > Rome.
Demography.
Population.
Rome > Population > History.
Rome (Empire)
History.

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Call Number: HB853.R66 D43 2001

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • PROGRESS AND PROBLEMS IN ROMAN DEMOGRAPHY /
  • Walter Scheidel
  • THE SEASONAL BIRTHING CYCLE OF ROMAN WOMEN /
  • Brent D. Shaw
  • RECRUITMENT AND THE SIZE OF THE ROMAN POPULATION FROM THE THIRD TO THE FIRST CENTURY BCE /
  • Elio Lo Cascio
  • MORE IS WORSE: SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE POPULATION OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE /
  • Bruce W. Frier
  • URBAN POPULATION IN LATE ROMAN EGYPT AND THE END OF THE ANCIENT WORLD /
  • Richard Alston
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS
  • INDEX
  • SUPPLEMENTS TO MNEMOSYNE.