HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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about 10 million.
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nearly one million.
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nearly five million.
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about 15 million.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Roman Empire under Augustus ruled about 45 million people. Only 4 million of these were citizens. At its peak, Rome was the largest city in the world, with a population of 1 million or so. The empire controlled 2 million square miles of territory.
Detailed explanation-2: -Problems with population assessment on example of city of Rome. The size of the city of Rome itself at its greatest heyday, i.e. between the reign of Octavian Augustus and Constantine I (27 BCE – 337 CE), is a matter of debate among scholars. There are numbers from 600, 000 to 1, 800, 000 inhabitants.
Detailed explanation-3: -At its height in the 2nd century CE, Rome is estimated to have had 1 million people, making it by far the most populous city in ancient times.
Detailed explanation-4: -How big was Rome at its peak? At its peak in 117 AD under Trajan, the Roman Empire was around 5 million square kilometers (around 53, 819, 552, 083, 548.61 sqft) which is around 51% the size of the USA. Rome has around 60 million inhabitants which is around 18% of the USA’s 2021 population.