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The Roman Census: How Counting Citizens Shaped an Empire
Long before modern bureaucracies, Rome had a massive population register that decided your wealth, your vote, and your military service. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the census — from Servius Tullius's early class system to Augustus's grand enumerations that revealed an empire of four million citizens. They unpack the role of the censor, a powerful magistrate who could expel senators and shame the rich. They look at the census stone, the lustrum ceremony, and the political fights over who counted as a citizen. They also touch on the census of Quirinius mentioned in the…
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