Princeton/Stanford Working Papers in Classics Age and health in Roman Egypt
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Prepared for a forthcoming handbook of Roman Egypt, this paper surveys ancient and comparative evidence and modern interpretations of life expectancy, mortality patterns, and disease in ancient Egypt. © Walter Scheidel. [email protected]
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