You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
alternatehistory.com
North Africa was famed for being the breadbasket of the Roman world. Is the area much less fertile today? What were the most important factors that led to the decline in fertility and around what time did it start to happen? (Demographic studies put the population of North Africa at 6.5 million prior to Antonine Plague and Italy at 7.6 million. North Africa managed to feed itself and a large chunk of Italy's urban population, 40 percent urbanization rate)