Voices of Imperial Rome by Guy De la Bedoyere
The author systematically covers the subject under the three headings of Life, Death and Disease. Firstly, bones give us information about age, sex, height, weight, a persons working life and the demography of a society. Secondly, we learn of the causes of death - whether natural or intentional (from suicide to execution and cannibalism). The final section of the book looks at the evidence for a whole range of diseases - from aching joints and teeth to infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and syphilis.