This
book provides a fresh perspective on the population history of Italy
during the late Republic. It employs a range of sources and a
multidisciplinary approach to investigate demographic trends and the
demographic behaviour of Roman citizens. Dr Hin shows how they adapted
to changing economic, climatic and social conditions in a period of
intense conquest. Her critical evaluation of the evidence on the
demographic toll taken by warfare and rising societal complexity leads
her to a revisionist 'middle count' scenario of population development
in Italy. In tracing the population history of an ancient conquest
society, she provides an accessible pathway into Roman demography which
focuses on the three main demographic parameters - mortality, fertility
and migration. She unites literary and epigraphic sources with
demographic theory, archaeological surveys, climatic and skeletal
evidence, models and comparative data. Tables, figures and maps enable
readers to visualise the quantitative dynamics at work.
