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The Roman Empire · lesson 4

How Rome fed a million people

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At its peak, Rome was home to around a million people1. The fields around the city could not feed them, so the grain came by sea.

Where the bread came from

North Africa8 months a year

Egypt4 months

As told by Josephus around 75 AD 2

Under Augustus, 200,000 citizens got free grain every month: the annona3.

1Britannica: Rome, population

2Josephus, The Jewish War 2.383

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The Roman Empire · lesson 4

How Rome fed a million people

5 min · 3 sources

At its peak, Rome was home to around a million people1. The fields around the city could not feed them, so the grain came by sea.

Where the bread came from

North Africa8 months a year

Egypt4 months

As told by Josephus around 75 AD 2

Under Augustus, 200,000 citizens got free grain every month: the annona3.

1Britannica: Rome, population

2Josephus, The Jewish War 2.383

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The Roman Empire · lesson 4

How Rome fed a million people

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At its peak, Rome was home to around a million people1. The fields around the city could not feed them, so the grain came by sea.

Where the bread came from

North Africa8 months a year

Egypt4 months

As told by Josephus around 75 AD 2

Under Augustus, 200,000 citizens got free grain every month: the annona3.

1Britannica: Rome, population

2Josephus, The Jewish War 2.383

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How Rome fed a million people

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At its peak, Rome was home to around a million people1. The fields around the city could not feed them, so the grain came by sea.

Where the bread came from

North Africa8 months a year

Egypt4 months

As told by Josephus around 75 AD 2

Under Augustus, 200,000 citizens got free grain every month: the annona3.

1Britannica: Rome, population

2Josephus, The Jewish War 2.383

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