The ancient Greeks and Romans grappled with housing crises, too
- Written by Konstantine Panegyres, Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History, The University of Western Australia
The ruins of an 'insula' (a kind of apartment building) in the port town of Ostia near Rome.Dennis G. Jarvis/Wikimedia, CC BY-SAIn many developed countries, the price of property has risen so high it’s meant the dream of home ownership has faded for many people. Often, renting isn’t a much better option, with an undersupply of...
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