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If we take 1500 as the anchor date. Italy 2.2 million vs 745 hundred thousand Swiss. Venice is 1.5m, Florance is 750,000 although not part of Italy at this po
by wolco 6y ago
If we take 1500 as the anchor date.
Italy 2.2 million vs 745 hundred thousand Swiss. Venice is 1.5m, Florance is 750,000 although not part of Italy at this point.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population_in_1500 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_populat...
- bryanrasmussen 6y agoSo not quite as big a population difference as today, also at the time those cities were centers of trade, hence centers of money and all that entails. Great places to attract the clever and talented.