Demography and Roman Society (Ancient Society and History) - Hardcover

Parkin

9780801843778: Demography and Roman Society (Ancient Society and History)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0801843774 ISBN 13: 9780801843778

Publisher: John Hopkins University Press, 1992

"A clear, up-to-date, attractively priced guide to its subject, supplemented by extensive notes and bibliography... Invaluable as an introduction to the demography of the Roman Empire."--Times Literary Supplement.

"[Parkin] relentlessly unmasks authoritatively stated hypotheses masquerading as fact."--Greece & Rome.

Ancient Society and History.

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Review:

"Brings to the attention of classicists basic demographic methods and applies them intelligently to the Roman material. There is no comparable book now available in Roman history. I expect that it will have a wide audience." -- Richard Saller, University of Chicago

Synopsis:

A focus on ancient Roman society. Part 1 discusses how ancient evidence cannot be used to provide reliable data on demographic issues; Part 2 presents an overview of modern demographic methods and models; Part 3 draws general conclusions about life in the Roman world, based on demographic analysis.

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