How many years old is the city of Rome?
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2,777 years
Roughly 2.8K.
Rome is traditionally dated to 753 BCE, making it about 2,777 years old. It has been continuously inhabited that whole time. Its population peaked at over a million in the 2nd century, collapsed to around 20,000 in the Middle Ages, and only recovered in the 1930s.
Where this number comes from
| Source | Encyclopaedia Britannica |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 2024 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | years |
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