Timeline of Rome
The population of Rome has risen and fallen dramatically over time, however, the geographic size of Rome has only increased in the last 150 years.
At height of the Empire, when population reached its peak of over 1.5 million, population density within city walls was three times more dense than Manhattan is today.
The city existing within historical walls for 2700 years, until Italy was unified in 1871. Today the historic city within in walls cover only about 4% of the entire city land. (The Story of all of Us, 2012)
At height of the Empire, when population reached its peak of over 1.5 million, population density within city walls was three times more dense than Manhattan is today.
The city existing within historical walls for 2700 years, until Italy was unified in 1871. Today the historic city within in walls cover only about 4% of the entire city land. (The Story of all of Us, 2012)