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Death on the Nile: Disease and the Demography of Roman Egypt (Mnemosyne, Bibliotheca Classica Batava Supplementum) (Mnemosyne Supplements)
Death on the Nile Disease and the Demography of Roman Egypt - Mnemosyne, Bibliotheca Classica Batava Supplementum - Mnemosyne Supplements
Author: Walter Scheidel
Drawing on ancient census data and funerary commemorations, modern medical accounts and demographic models, the author explores the nature of premodern disease patterns, challenges assumptions about ancient age structure, and develops a methodology for the assessment of Egyptian population size.
ISBN-13: 9789004123236
ISBN-10: 9004123237
Publication Date: 12/1/2001
Pages: 286
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Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
Book Type: Hardcover
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