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Still a higher level of development than a medieval society *NM* Cannoli Send a noteboard - 13/09/2017 04:29:03 PM

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Granted, that's a rough upper bound, and it's all educated guesswork, but the idea of Rome containing a million people in its heyday is not completely ludicrous.


It's worth noting that sustaining that population required Roman control of both Greece and Egypt.


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