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The demography of Roman Italy : population dynamics in an ancient conquest society, 201 BCE-14 CE /

"This book provides a fresh perspective on the population history of Italy during the late Republic. It employs a range of sources and a multidisciplinary approach to investigate demographic trends and the demographic behaviour of Roman citizens. Dr Hin shows how they adapted to changing econom...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hin, Saskia, 1980- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I: Economic and ecological parameters
  • Introduction
  • Framing the economic setting
  • Climate and climatic change
  • Part II: The demographic parameters
  • Mortality
  • Fertility
  • Migration
  • Part III: Population size
  • Counting Romans
  • Archaeology and population. Demography from potshards?
  • Summary and conclusion
  • Appendix 1: Known Roman census figures for the period 508 BCE-48 CE
  • Appendix 2: Calculations of multiplier for scenarios I, II, and III in table 7.3