Overview
- Features state-of-the-art computer models of Roman economy, demography and transport
- Shows the added value of computer modelling for Roman frontier studies
- Provides background on both modelling and the archaeological setting
- Includes best practices for model sensitivity analysis and validation
Part of the book series: Computational Social Sciences (CSS)
Part of the book sub series: Simulating the Past (SIPA)
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Demography and Settlement
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Economy
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Transport and Movement
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About this book
This open access book demonstrates the application of simulation modelling and network analysis techniques in the field of Roman studies. It summarizes and discusses the results of a 5-year research project carried out by the editors that aimed to apply spatial dynamical modelling to reconstruct and understand the socio-economic development of the Dutch part of the Roman frontier (limes) zone, in particular the agrarian economy and the related development of settlement patterns and transport networks in the area. The project papers are accompanied by invited chapters presenting case studies and reflections from other parts of the Roman Empire focusing on the themes of subsistence economy, demography, transport and mobility, and socio-economic networks in the Roman period.
The book shows the added value of state-of-the-art computer modelling techniques and bridges computational and conventional approaches. Topics that will be of particular interest to archaeologists are the question of (forced) surplus production, the demographic and economic effects of the Roman occupation on the local population, and the structuring of transport networks and settlement patterns. For modellers, issues of sensitivity analysis and validation of modelling results are specifically addressed. This book will appeal to students and researchers working in the computational humanities and social sciences, in particular, archaeology and ancient history.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Finding the Limits of the Limes
Book Subtitle: Modelling Demography, Economy and Transport on the Edge of the Roman Empire
Editors: Philip Verhagen, Jamie Joyce, Mark R. Groenhuijzen
Series Title: Computational Social Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04576-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-04575-3Published: 21 February 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-04576-0Published: 08 February 2019
Series ISSN: 2509-9574
Series E-ISSN: 2509-9582
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 337
Number of Illustrations: 43 b/w illustrations, 8 illustrations in colour
Topics: Computational Social Sciences, Archaeology, Simulation and Modeling, History of Ancient Europe, Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences