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European Forest Institute Research Report, #228: Mnemosyne, Supplements, History and Archaeology of Classical Antiquity, Death on the Nile: Disease and the Demography of Roman Egypt

by Walter Scheidel

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A pioneering comparative and multidisciplinary study of the interaction between local disease environments and demographic structure, this book breaks new ground in reconstructing the population history of Egypt during the Roman period and beyond.<BR>Drawing on a wide range of sources from ancient census data and funerary commemorations to modern medical accounts, statistics and demographic models, the author explores the nature of premodern disease patterns, challenges existing assumptions about ancient age structure, and develops a new methodology for the assessment of Egyptian poplation size.<BR>Contextualising the study of Roman Egypt within the broader framework fo premodern demography, ecology and medical history, this is the first attempt to interpret and explain demographic conditions in antiquity in terms of the underlying causes of disease and death.

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A pioneering comparative and multidisciplinary study of the interaction between local disease environments and demographic structure, this book breaks new ground in reconstructing the population history of Egypt during the Roman period and beyond. The author explores the nature of pre-modern disease patterns, challenges existing assumptions about ancient age structure, and develops a new methodology for the assessment of Egyptian population size. This is the first attempt to interpret and explain demographic conditions in antiquity in terms of the underlying causes of disease and death.
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ISBN:
9789004123236
Author:
Scheidel, Walter
Publisher:
Brill Academic Publishers
Author:
Scheidel, W.
Location:
Leiden
Subject:
History
Subject:
Ancient - General
Subject:
Diseases
Subject:
Demography
Subject:
Epidemiology
Subject:
Medicine, ancient
Subject:
Mortality
Subject:
Interior Design - General
Subject:
Health and Medicine-Medical Specialties
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references.
Series:
European Forest Institute Research Report,
Series Volume:
228
Publication Date:
20010131
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
290
Dimensions:
9.74x6.62x.99 in. 1.45 lbs.
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"Synopsis" by , A pioneering comparative and multidisciplinary study of the interaction between local disease environments and demographic structure, this book breaks new ground in reconstructing the population history of Egypt during the Roman period and beyond. The author explores the nature of pre-modern disease patterns, challenges existing assumptions about ancient age structure, and develops a new methodology for the assessment of Egyptian population size. This is the first attempt to interpret and explain demographic conditions in antiquity in terms of the underlying causes of disease and death.
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