title: Emperors, aristocrats, and the Grim Reaper: towards a demographic profile of the Roman elite.
authors.affiliation: Darwin College, Cambridge.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Scheidel
mesh_terms: D003710:Demography; D005191:Family Characteristics / Q000208:ethnology; D049690:History, Ancient; D008017:Life Expectancy / Q000208:ethnology / Q000639:trends; D018644:Roman World / Q000266:history; D012384:Rome / Q000208:ethnology