>The income is of course lower, however. Yes, but perhaps not as much as one might expect. Relevant Reddit post: TIL that the Roman Empire in the year 150 was

>The income is of course lower, however. Yes, but perhaps not as much as one might expect. Relevant Reddit post: TIL that the Roman Empire in the year 150 was so wealthy that all of Western Europe may not have equaled its GDP until 1500 (<https://np.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/3prsxr/til_that_the_roman_empire_in_the_year_150_was_so/ https://np.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/3prsxr/til_th...>)