Active Roman Cities
Rome's rise was not just conquest — it created and coordinated a much denser urban network than earlier Mediterranean powers.
120.0cities
Trend YoY growth is -36.7%, slowing by 0.1 pp/year over the last 550Y. Latest: -20.0%, 16.7 pp above trend, a 2.0σ deviation.
Level
YoY %
y = 22.2% − 0.1 pp/yr · t
Deviation from trend