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Spartan Oliganthropia

By Timothy , Doran

Book information

Publisher
BRILL
Year
2018
ISBN
9789004393158
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1617041 bytes)
Series
Brill Research Perspectives in Ancient History
Edition
1
Pages
0\108
Topic
History
Time added
2019-01-19 03:42:24
Greek historyoliganthropiapopulation declinepopulation studies demographySparta

Description

The population of the Spartiates declined from some 8,000 to fewer than 1,000 in the Classical and Hellenistic eras. The causes and consequences of this decline are impor- tant for an understanding not only of ancient Greek history, but also of the study of pre-industrial populations and population dynamics more generally. This work surveys a range of representative modern scholarship on this phenomenon and discusses topics such as family planning, elite under-reproduction, wealth polarization, and notions of eugenic exclusivity, and suggests avenues for further research.

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