Death and Disease in the Ancient City (Routledge Classical Monographs)

Valerie M. Hope

ISBN 10: 0415214270 / ISBN 13: 9780415214278

Published by Routledge, 2000

About this Item

no dust jacket, Ex Library book and has stickers or markings as such. NO writing or markings other then from the library, All pages intact and clean, shows minor signs of wear from use. Great reading copy, Save money and recycle books! Shipped with care in a bubble mailer. --- Edited by Valerie M. Hope and Eireann Marshall, this collection in the Routledge Classical Monographs series brings together scholarship from classical studies, archaeology, and the history of medicine to examine the realities of mortality and sickness in ancient urban centers. The contributors investigate how city dwellers in Greco-Roman antiquity perceived, explained, and responded to disease, death, and the disposal of the dead, considering issues such as sanitation, burial practices, epidemics, and the social dimensions of mourning. The volume offers a multidisciplinary perspective on the demographic and cultural pressures that shaped daily life in densely populated ancient settlements.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Death and Disease in the Ancient City (Routledge Classical Monographs)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415214270
• ISBN 13: 9780415214278
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: Good
• Dimensions: 9.3W x 6.2H x 0.7D inches 9.3 inches width by 6.2 inches height by 0.7 inches depth
• Weight: 2 pounds
• Book Type: Ex-Library

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Synopsis

This innovative volume draws on recent research in archaeology, ancient history and the history of medicine to discuss how people in the ancient world understood and dealt with illness and death in the urban environment.

About the Author

Eireann Marshall, Valerie M. Hope