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Housing in the Ancient Mediterranean World
Explores the possible dialogues between textual and archaeological sources in studying housing in the ancient Mediterranean world.
Demography and the Graeco-Roman World
Through a series of case studies this book demonstrates the wide-ranging impact of demographic dynamics on social, economic and political structures in the Graeco-Roman world. The individual case studies focus on fertility, mortality and migration and the roles they played in various aspects of ancient life. These studies – drawn from a range of populations in Athens and Attica, Rome and Italy, and Graeco-Roman Egypt – illustrate how new insights can be gained by applying demographic methods to familiar themes in ancient history. Methodological issues are addressed in a clear, straightforward manner with no assumption of prior technical knowledge, ensuring that the book is accessible to readers with no training in demography. The book marks an important step forward in ancient historical demography, affirming both the centrality of population studies in ancient history and the contribution that antiquity can make to population history in general.
A Social Archaeology of Roman and Late Antique Egypt
Artefact evidence has the unique power to illuminate many aspects of life that are rarely explored in written sources, yet this potential has been underexploited in research on Roman and Late Antique Egypt. This book presents the first in-depth study that uses everyday artefacts as its principal source of evidence to transform our understanding of the society and culture of Egypt during these periods. It represents a fundamental reference work for scholars, with much new and essential information on a wide range of artefacts, many of which are found not only in Egypt but also in the wider Roman and late antique world. By taking a social archaeology approach, it sets out a new interpretation ...
John Marsden's Will
John Marsden was a mentally retarded Lancashire gentleman, looked after by his aunt. When he died, his estate passed to George Wright, a servant who was given stewardship of the estate. This book looks at the legal wrangle which followed.
Children and Family in Late Antique Egyptian Monasticism
Early Christian asceticism emphasized renunciation of family, while Egyptian monks in late antiquity cared for children.
Family Records
Index of pedigrees and alliances many a noble lord, paramount in his own country, would be astonished to find that his less distinguished neighbour was of a nobility as ancient as his own.
