A Brief History of the Census—and How Covid-19 Could Change It

A Brief History of the Census—and How Covid-19 Could Change It

The census survived the end of the Roman Republic and the transition to empire, though it receded in importance. Caesar Augustus considered three censuses, in 28 BCE, 8 BCE, and 14 CE, amongst his life’s achievements. The last recorded a count of 4,937,000 people, a number etched upon stone throughout the empire. In the biblical […]