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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.