This study of early transnational relations explores the routine interaction of people across the boundaries of empires, tribal confederacies, kingdoms, and city-states. It examines obstacles voyagers faced, relatively poor geographical knowledge, and dangers of a fragmented and shifting...

Cover -- DEMOGRAPHY AND THE GRAECO-ROMAN WORLD -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction Studies in ancient historical demography -- THE BOOK -- CHAPTER 1 Demography and development in classical antiquity -- ORIGINS OF THE DEBATE: DAVID HUME -- ORIGINS...