Data on professional diversity in ancient Roman cities

Part of the Social Reactors Project datasets project

Creator(s): John Hanson

Year: 2017

Summary

Data on professional diversity in Roman cities of the Imperial period analyzed in Hanson, et al. "Settlement Scaling and the Division of Labor in the Roman Empire," Journal of the Royal Society Interface.

Cite this Record

Data on professional diversity in ancient Roman cities. John Hanson. Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 2017 ( tDAR id: 438119) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8FN18SV

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Data Set Structure

Measurement Column
Count Column
Coded Column
Filename Column
Integration Column (has Ontology)

Table Information: Associations

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
West / East Grouping of provinces into the Eastern vs. Western portion of the Roman Empire
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
D(N) Diversity Index, calculated as (Associations / Inscriptions) * Population
BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
inscriptions Number of inscriptions found within 5km of the center point of the city and included in the Epigraphik Datenbank Klaus-Slaby
BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
associations Number of associations linked to city in Waltzing's classic study.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Population Population estimate, derived from settled area estimate and calibration with house density.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Province Roman province in which the city occurs
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
City name VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Primary key Record counter, from Hanson catalogue of Roman cities.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true

Keywords

Culture
Roman Empire

Material
Inscriptions

Investigation Types
Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis • Reconnaissance / Survey • Systematic Survey

General
Settlement Pattern Survey

Geographic Keywords
Rome, Mediterranean Basin, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North Africa, Middle East

Temporal Keywords
Classical Antiquity

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: -100 to 300 (Documentary evidence)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -16.102; min lat: 28.025 ; max long: 45.773; max lat: 54.183 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Scott Ortman

File Information

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Final-Supplementary-Information.xlsx 24.96kb Sep 17, 2017 Sep 18, 2017 9:36:44 AM Public
Supplementary Information--Analysis Dataset
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