🤡 Behold, the ancient Romans invented high-density living because they were too cheap for sprawling villas. #Gladiators of the rental market, they fought steep rent with shared tombstones. Tombstone graffiti: the OG Yelp review. 🏛️💀
https://commonedge.org/high-density-living-2000-years-ago-inside-the-roman-apartment-building/ #ancientRomans #highDensityLiving #rentalMarket #tombstoneGraffiti #YelpReview #HackerNews #ngated
High Density Living, 2000 Years Ago: Inside the Roman Apartment Building

An excerpt from the new book Dwelling on Earth: The Past and Future of the Places We Call Home.

Common Edge