Sex, statistics and soldiers : new approaches to the demography of Roman Egypt, 28 B.C. - 259 A.D
Explorations into the demography of historical populations must explain, as well as describe, the ways in which people in the past related to their environments both biologically and socially. Mortality, fertility and migration all affect the growth and stability of populations past and present, and it is important to relate these three factors to economic, social and cultural traits particular to populations in order to approach an understanding and an explanation of the dynamics of those populations. The theory of demographic transition argues that mortality is the crucial factor in determining reproductive performance, and that fertility then responds to the survival rates of progeny. This theory describes how changes in mortality levels with the introduction of modernisation and industrialisation in western Europe relate to fertility, but does not explain how particular populations' ecological, economic, social and cultural specifics determine, and are determined by, mortality, fertility or migration patterns. This thesis investigates the relationships between socio-economic and cultural aspects of the population of Roman Egypt, and its demographic dynamics. It does this in three parts, corresponding to
Pudsey, April Jayne
Sex, statistics and soldiers : new approaches to the demography of Roman Egypt, 28 B.C. - 259 A.D. Explorations into the demography of historical populations must explain, as well as describe, the ways in which people in the past related to their environments both biologically and socially. Mortality, fertility and migration all affect the growth and stability of populations past and present, and it is important to relate these three factors to economic, social and cultural traits particular to populations in order to approach an understanding and an explanation of the dynamics of those populations. The theory of demographic transition argues that mortality is the crucial factor in determining reproductive performance, and that fertility then responds to the survival rates of progeny. This theory describes how changes in mortality levels with the introduction of modernisation and industrialisation in western Europe relate to fertility, but does not explain how particular populations' ecological, economic, social and cultural specifics determine, and are determined by, mortality, fertility or migration patterns. This thesis investigates the relationships between socio-economic and cultural aspects of the population of Roman Egypt, and its demographic dynamics. It does this in three parts, corresponding to
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