New light on Roman census papyri through semi-automated record linkage

Hin, Saskia; Conde, Dalia Amor; Lénárt, Ádám

doi:10.1080/01615440.2015.1071226

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“…The most important limitation of the census material is that it is fragmentary. While the data provides more concrete evidence about age structure than any other evidence, it does not provide enough data for a complete sample of the population, though a recent study proposes new methods to help account for the fragmentary nature of the sources (Hin, Conde, and Lenart 2016). In addition, at times people misrepresented themselves in census data from Egypt (e.g., people may want to avoid paying taxes).…”

Section: Sources Of Demographic Data For the Ancient Mediterraneanmentioning

confidence: 99%

Considerations of Age and Demography for Early Christ Groups

LaFosse

2024

Journal for the Study of the New Testament

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Age is an integral part of social interaction and identity but has been largely neglected in studies of early Christ groups. An understanding of the demography (the study of population patterns) of first century Roman cultures in the ancient Mediterranean is critical if one is to avoid, as much as possible, anachronistic and ethnocentric understandings of age in early Christ groups. Although average life expectancy at birth was low (mid-20s to early 30s), people did not expect to die young. This paper reviews ancient demographic evidence used to estimate life expectancy in the ancient Mediterranean (census data in papyri, funerary inscriptions, material culture and model life tables) and assesses Richard P. Saller’s simulation of the kin universe (1994). Clarifying the implications of demography is critical for studying the rhetoric and realities of age in early Christ groups in their ancient Mediterranean settings.

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Section: Sources Of Demographic Data For the Ancient Mediterraneanmentioning

confidence: 99%

Considerations of Age and Demography for Early Christ Groups

LaFosse

2024

Journal for the Study of the New Testament

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“…22 Linking across surviving records has even been used on papyrus from Roman Egypt to illuminate the workings of that ancient society. 23 So far each of the New Zealand studies has created a dataset for its own specific purpose, but the trend overseas is towards large datasets for many different projects. Some are now linked across national borders, and some made more generally available through IPUMS (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series).…”

Section: The Advantages and Disadvantages Of Death Certificates As A ...mentioning

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Following through: the value of tracing British settlers across time and space

Galt

2023

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Many statistics about British settlers in New Zealand come from death certificates. This article suggests, then trials, a longitudinal database by linking the records of 1,860 first generation settlers. They had high levels of internal migration before leaving Britain and between 20 and 30 percent lived in another country before they arrived here. Between 12 and 19 percent of them left, though only after 16 years on average. But return migration was only between 5 and 8 percent, a fraction of the estimates for Australia and the United States. Rather most men sought greener pastures elsewhere, notably Australia.

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“…The census counted individuals along with their "age, sex, parentage, family relations, civil status, domicile, tribal membership, and property" (Cooper 2018, 32). Although the purpose and format of these censuses changed throughout the long history of the Mediterranean civilization, they were primarily used to identify rights and obligations due; these included identifying men eligible for service in the legions, establishing taxation obligations, as well as voting rights and access to elected offices (Hin, Conde, and Lenart 2016).…”

Section: Citizenship and Mobility In The Roman Republic And Empirementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Some of the most well preserved census records come from Egypt, owing to the dry conditions which have allowed many of these documents to survive the intervening centuries (Hin, Conde, and Lenart 2016). The Egyptian census is thought to have taken place every 14 years (Rathbone 1993), in contrast to those which occurred every five in Italy (Bagnall and Frier 2006).…”

Section: Citizenship and Mobility In The Roman Republic And Empirementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The Egyptian census is thought to have taken place every 14 years (Rathbone 1993), in contrast to those which occurred every five in Italy (Bagnall and Frier 2006). It is thought this longer time lag was due to poll tax liabilities which did not come due until an individual turned 14 years of age (Hin, Conde, and Lenart 2016). Extracts from the census were used as a proof of citizenship, as along with records of property, they recorded the civil status of persons (Ando 2000).…”

Section: Citizenship and Mobility In The Roman Republic And Empirementioning

confidence: 99%

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