Sociological Studies in Roman History
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Sociological Studies in Roman History

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Sociological Studies in Roman History

About this book

Keith Hopkins was a sociologist and Professor of Ancient History at Cambridge from 1985 to 2001. He is widely recognised as one of the most radical, innovative and influential Roman historians of his generation. This volume presents fourteen of Hopkins' essays on an impressive range of subjects: contraception, demography, economic history, slavery, literacy, imperial power, Roman religion, Early Christianity, and the social and political structures of the ancient world. The papers have been re-edited and revised with accompanying essays by Hopkins' colleagues, friends and former students. This volume brings Hopkins' work up to date. It sets his distinctive and pioneering use of sociological approaches in a wider intellectual context and explores his lasting impact on the ways that ancient history is now written. This volume will interest all those fascinated by Rome and its empire, and particularly those eager to experience challenging and controversial ways of understanding the past.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Series information
  4. Title page
  5. Copyright information
  6. Table of contents
  7. List of figures
  8. List of tables
  9. List of contributors
  10. Preface
  11. Editorial Note
  12. Biographical Note
  13. Introduction Keith Hopkins: Sighting Shots
  14. 1 Contraception in the Roman Empire
  15. 2 A Textual Emendation in a Fragment of Musonius Rufus: A Note on Contraception
  16. 3 On the Probable Age Structure of the Roman Population
  17. 4 Graveyards for Historians
  18. 5 Economic Growth and Towns in Classical Antiquity
  19. 6 Taxes and Trade in the Roman Empire (200 bc–ad 400)
  20. 7 Models, Ships and Staples
  21. 8 From Violence to Blessing: Symbols and Rituals in ancient Rome
  22. 9 Slavery in Classical Antiquity
  23. 10 Conquest by Book
  24. 11 Novel Evidence for Roman Slavery
  25. 12 Christian Number and its implications
  26. 13 The Political Economy of the Roman Empire
  27. 14 How to Be a Roman Emperor: An Autobiography
  28. Original Publication Details
  29. Bibliography
  30. Index