The demography of Roman Italy : population dynamics in an ancient conquest society (201 BCE-14 CE)
This book investigates demographic behaviour and population trends in Italy during the emergence of the Roman Empire. It unites literary and epigraphic sources with demographic theory, archaeological surveys, climatic and skeletal evidence, models and comparative data. Also featured is a chapter on climate change in Roman times.
XII, 406 p. il. 24 cm
9781107003934, 1107003938
908727852
Part I. Economic and Ecological Parameters: 1. Introduction
2. Framing the economic setting: structure and development
3. Climate and climatic change
Part II. The Demographic Parameters: Mortality, Fertility and Migration: 4. Mortality
5. Fertility
6. Migration
Part III. Population Size: 7. Counting Romans
8. Archaeology and population: demography from potsherds?
9. Summary and conclusion
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Índice