Population and Economy in Classical Athens

by Ben Akrigg

This is the first comprehensive account of the population of classical Athens for almost a century. The methodology of earlier scholars has been criticised in general terms but their conclusions have not been seriously challenged. Ben Akrigg reviews and assesses those methodologies and conclusions for the first time and thereby sets the historical demography of Athens on a firm footing. The main focus is on the economic impact of that demography,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107027098
• ISBN13: 9781107027091
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.0" x 9.1"