Sociological Studies in Roman History

ISBN-13: 9781009353786 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023

Keith Hopkins; Christopher Kelly

Opis

Collects fourteen important essays of Cambridge sociologist Keith Hopkins - one of the most radical, innovative and influential Roman historians of his generation. It will appeal to all those interested in Roman history and sociology and particularly to those eager to experience challenging and controversial approaches to understanding the past.

Spis treści

Introduction: Keith Hopkins: sighting shots Christopher Kelly; 1. Contraception in the Roman Empire; 2. A textual emendation in a fragment of Musonius Rufus: a note on contraception; Afterword Caroline Vout; 3. On the probable age structure of the Roman population; 4. Graveyards for historians; Afterword Walter Scheidel; 5. Economic growths and towns in antiquity; Afterword Neville Morley; 6. Taxes and trade in the Roman empire (200 BC–AD 400); Afterword Willem M. Jongman; 7. Models, ships and staples; Afterword Peter Fibiger Bang and Mamoru Ikeguchi; 8. From violence to blessing: symbols and rituals in ancient Rome; Afterword Jaś Elsner; 9. Slavery in classical antiquity; Afterword Keith Bradley; 10. Conquest by book; Afterword William Harris; 11. Novel evidence for Roman slavery; Afterword Catharine Edwards; 12. Christian number and its implications; Afterword Kate Cooper; 13. The political economy of the Roman empire; Afterword Greg Woolf; 14. How to be a Roman emperor: an autobiography; Afterword Mary Beard.