How to Convert an Army Figure into a Population Figure

TY - JOUR

T1 - How to Convert an Army Figure into a Population Figure

AU - Hansen, Mogens Hermann

PY - 2011

Y1 - 2011

N2 - Attention to the Greeks'use of age groups in drafting armies shows that the battle-figures in ancient authors require use of a multiple of 12 in order to deduce total citizen numbers, implying larger population figures than is usually thought.

AB - Attention to the Greeks'use of age groups in drafting armies shows that the battle-figures in ancient authors require use of a multiple of 12 in order to deduce total citizen numbers, implying larger population figures than is usually thought.

KW - Faculty of Humanities

KW - Army

KW - population

KW - Classical Studies

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0072-7482

VL - 51

SP - 239

EP - 253

JO - Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies. Scholarly Aids

JF - Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies. Scholarly Aids

ER -