{"product_id":"peasants-and-slaves-the-rural-population-of-roman-italy-200-bc-to-ad-100-paperback-9781108730068","title":"Peasants and Slaves; The Rural Population of Roman Italy (200 BC to AD 100) (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108730068","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePeasants and Slaves\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Rural Population of Roman Italy (200 BC to AD 100)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA radical interdisciplinary reappraisal of the agrarian background to the political events which shaped Rome during the Late Republic.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlessandro Launaro (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108730068, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 24 January 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e363 pages, 28 b\/w illus.  15 maps  66 tables\u003cbr\u003e24.3 x 16.9 x 1.9 cm, 0.63 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… this book is essential reading for both ancient historians and classical archaeologists as it presents the fundamental arguments concerning the demographic calculations of the Roman population and the contribution of archaeology to historical debates.' Arctos\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe crisis of the Roman Republic and its transformation into an Empire have fascinated generations of scholars. It has long been assumed that a dramatic demographic decline of the rural free peasantry (which was supplanted by slaves) triggered the series of social and economic developments which eventually led to Rome's political crisis during the first century BC. This book contributes to a lively debate by exploring both the textual and the archaeological evidence, and by tracing and reassessing the actual fate of the Italian rural free population between the Late Republic and the Early Empire. Data derived from a comparative analysis of twenty-seven archaeological surveys – and about five thousand sites – allow Dr Launaro to outline a radically new picture according to which episodes of local decline are placed within a much more generalised pattern of demographic growth.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. An Outline of the Historical Demography of Roman Italy: 1. The Italian population under Augustus\u003cbr\u003e 2. Competing arguments and relevant implications\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Demography and Landscape Archaeology: Towards an Integration: 3. Absolute figures and relative trends\u003cbr\u003e 4. A comparison of relevant trends\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Archaeological Evidence from Surveys: 5. Site trends across Roman Italy\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. The Rural Population of Roman Italy (200 BC–AD 100): 6. Settlement and demography\u003cbr\u003e 7. A view of the countryside\u003cbr\u003e Appendix. Survey projects database.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Classical Greek \u0026amp; Roman archaeology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Classical Greek \u0026amp; Roman archaeology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Classical%20Greek%20\u0026amp;%20Roman%20archaeology%20%5BHDDK%5D%22\"\u003eHDDK\u003c\/a\u003e], Ancient history: to c 500 CE [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ancient history: to c 500 CE\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ancient%20history:%20to%20c%20500%20CE%20%5BHBLA%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909158887704,"sku":"9781108730068","price":33.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108730068i.jpg?v=1696718198","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/peasants-and-slaves-the-rural-population-of-roman-italy-200-bc-to-ad-100-paperback-9781108730068","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}