The map above shows what Roman Carthage may have looked like sometime in the 3rd century AD, when it was one of the leading cities of the Roman Empire and could have had a population into the hundreds of thousands.
An Incredibly Detailed Map of the Roman Empire At Its Height in 211AD
There lots of really cool things to point out about the map itself. For example:
Roman Empire GDP Per Capita Map Shows That Romans Were Poorer Than Any Country Today
This would make the average Roman in 14AD poorer than the average citizen of every single one of the world’s countries in 2015.
Wondering how that’s possible? Then keep reading to find out.


