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Also, less than 150 years ago, there was one seventh of the population on this planet than there is now. In fact, during the time of the Roman Empire there were
by Jaruzel 9y ago
Also, less than 150 years ago, there was one seventh of the population on this planet than there is now. In fact, during the time of the Roman Empire there were only 300 million people on this rock, 45 million or so were within the Empire[1].
Skyscrapers are only a good solution if you have over-population. No-one in their right mind would ever want to live or work in one if they didn't have to.
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[1] http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/killing-jesus/articles/history-of-jesus-era/ http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/killing-jesus/articles... (first Google hit)
- pouetpouet 9y agoAncient Rome grew beyond 1 million inhabitants in the 2d century. Chang'an (Xi'an), China in the 8th century, Bagdad around the 10th century. There were big cities before. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_cities_throughout_history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_cities_through...