Peasants and Slaves: The Rural Population of Roman Italy (200 BC to Ad 100)

ISBN-13: 9781108730068 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 363 str.

Alessandro Launaro

Opis

A radical interdisciplinary reappraisal of the agrarian background to the political events which shaped Rome during the Late Republic.

Recenzje

'… this book is essential reading for both ancient historians and classical archaeologists as it presents the fundamental arguments concerning the demographic calculations of the Roman population and the contribution of archaeology to historical debates.' Arctos

Spis treści

Preface; Introduction; Part I. An Outline of the Historical Demography of Roman Italy: 1. The Italian population under Augustus; 2. Competing arguments and relevant implications; Part II. Demography and Landscape Archaeology: Towards an Integration: 3. Absolute figures and relative trends; 4. A comparison of relevant trends; Part III. Archaeological Evidence from Surveys: 5. Site trends across Roman Italy; Part IV. The Rural Population of Roman Italy (200 BC–AD 100): 6. Settlement and demography; 7. A view of the countryside; Appendix. Survey projects database.