'Akrigg's work is the latest and among the best … This is [a] first-rate book by an able scholar.' J. A. S. Evans, Choice
1. Introduction; 2. Population structures; 3. Population size 1: citizens; 4. Population size 2: non-citizens; 5. Population changes; 6. Immediate implications of population change: war and food; 7. Beyond food and fuel; 8. Conclusion.