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> In other words, the premodern world was indeed a place where most people didn't venture beyond their own village. According to this thesis[1], 40–50% of Roma
by jvm 10y ago
> In other words, the premodern world was indeed a place where most people didn't venture beyond their own village.
According to this thesis[1], 40–50% of Romans were born outside the city, that sounds like quite widespread mobility!
[1] http://www.academia.edu/245988/Migration_and_Mobility_in_Imperial_Rome http://www.academia.edu/245988/Migration_and_Mobility_in_Imp...
- Houshalter 10y agoI've read a theory that all big ancient cities had negative population growth. Because of poor sanitation and understanding of pathogens (and other problems), diseases killed off people quicker than the birthrate. However it was made up for by constant migration from the countryside by people looking for work. I don't know if that's true, but I have heard credible people reference it.