Rear-gunner t1_it59ixo wrote
Reply to comment by q-hon in Was there mass migration of Roman citizens from Western Empire to Eastern Empire during degredation and after fall of Western part of empire. by [deleted]
> If we look outside the Roman elite, which makes up a very small percentage of the overall population, I would bet money that the vast majority of people hunkered down and stayed put.
The main form of wealth in ancient Rome was land, so even much of the elite was stuck.
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