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Peasants, Citizens and Soldiers : Studies in the Demographic History of Roman Italy 225 BC-AD 100 /
Re-assesses the military, social and economic history of Roman Italy from the angle of population history.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; PEASANTS, CITIZENS AND SOLDIERS; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Maps; Note on abbreviations; Preface; CHAPTER 1 Evidence, theories and models in Roman population history; 1.1 INTRODUCTION ; 1.2 ROMAN DEMOGRAPHY: LOW COUNT VERSUS HIGH COUNT.
- 1.3 TRADITIONAL TYPES OF EVIDENCE: LITERARY SOURCES AND RURAL SURVEY DATA 1.4 NEW APPROACHES ; 1.4.1 Evidence for land clearance; 1.4.2 Evidence for the size of Italian towns; 1.4.3 Osteological evidence; 1.4.4 Estimates of carrying capacity; 1.4.5 Comparative evidence; 1.4.6 Climate change.
- 1.4.7 Commercial grain imports1.4.8 Imperial expansion and population growth; 1.5 OLD AND NEW APPROACHES TO ROMAN DEMOGRAPHY: STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS ; CHAPTER 2 Polybius' manpower figures and the size of the Italian population on the eve of the Hannibalic War; 2.1 INTRODUCTION ; 2.1.1 Low count.
- 2.1.2 High count2.1.3 Other interpretations; 2.2 SOME WEAKNESSES OF EXISTING INTERPRETATIONS ; 2.2.1 Towards a new interpretation: the background to the tally of 225 BC.
- 2.2.2 Age groups in the armies of the Republic2.2.3 Some further implications; 2.4 THE POPULATION OF ITALY IN 225 BC ; 2.5 THE POLYBIAN MANPOWER FIGURES AND ROMAN MOBILIZATION RATES ; 2.6 CONCLUSIONS.