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[Birth control in antiquity].

G Németh1

  • 1University of Debrecen, Hungary.

Orvostorteneti Kozlemenyek
|August 17, 2002
PubMed
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Ancient Greeks managed overpopulation through individual and community strategies, including late marriage, contraception, and abortion. These methods aimed to control population size within the ancient Greek polis system.

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Area of Science:

  • Ancient History
  • Sociology
  • Demographics

Background:

  • Ancient Greek society faced significant overpopulation challenges.
  • Population control was addressed through both individual and community-level strategies.

Observation:

  • Micro-social strategies included late marriage, contraception, homosexuality, prostitution, zoophilia, and the one-child system.
  • Correctional methods encompassed abortion, infanticide, and the sale of children into slavery.

Findings:

  • The study examines contemporary texts to detail methods like child exposure, single-child systems, late marriage, contraception, and abortion.
  • Ancient Greeks employed a range of preventive and correctional measures to manage population dynamics.

Implications:

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  • Understanding these historical population control methods offers insights into ancient societal structures and challenges.
  • This research sheds light on the complex relationship between population, social norms, and policy in the ancient Greek polis.