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World Map Distorted by their Population at 1 AD
Source: http://t.co/qo6aWFs8Ii
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That map actually tells us nothing except the relative abundance provided by food production at the specified date. It is a neat intellectual exercise but is devoid of any larger meaning.
Hmmmm….I thought the larger meaning was simply the relative population of countries at 1 A.D., as illustrated by country size. 😉
That might have meaning if said countries existed at that time. Unfortunately, they did not.
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