Those are the figures under Augustus. No indication from the article how they were expanded or not later on.
Your point on Rome the city is well taken. We’re kinda seeing that now actually. The economy and housing market is in the pits everywhere. DC is a notable exception.
-—IOW, those “on the dole,” even if we count entire population of the City, were 1% to 4% of the population. We’re WAY past that-—
Might that explain why we’re faling so much faster?
Yeah, there are a number of parallels between the City of Rome supported by exploitation of those elsewhere, and DC.