[gothic-l] Population Size

[Denis Glenard]

Knowing that Chindasvith executed about 700 nobles in order to assert his power, could they be something like 10% of the nobility?
If that is a fair assumption, what would have been the ratio of Goth noblemen / Goth population ? This could be an indication of the size, although of course not anything set in stone...

Brgds,

Denis GLENARD
----- Original Message ----- 
  From: faltin2001 
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  Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 6:34 PM
  Subject: [gothic-l] Population Size


  We touched earlier on the question of population sizes in Spain in  
  and the share of Visigoths. W. Pohl in "Die Völkerwanderung", 2002 
  (p. 64) estimated that the native Spanish population amounted to at 
  least 10 million when the Visigoths arrived, while the number of 
  Visigoths are in most estimates set at 100,000 (Kazanski) to 200,000. 
  If we assume the middle, i.e. 150,000 that would of course mean that 
  they constituted 1.5% of the total population of Spain. To 
  extrapolate from there is I think impossible. Somebody argued that 
  they were better provided for than most, thus giving them a better 
  chance to multipy, on the other hand they constituted the army which 
  suggests that they may have suffered larger casualties, i.e. in 
  507AD, when their army was reportedly greatly decimated. Similarly in 
  711AD they are said to have suffered great casulaties.

  Cheers

  Dirk



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