The city that lost 97% of its people — and the ones who never left

Rome, 1420. A city of 25,000 people — that once held over one million. Ancient temples crumbling. Wild animals walking the streets at night. And yet families still woke up every morning here, fed their children, went to work, and prayed. This is the story of the people history forgot. Not the popes. Not the artists. The ones who never left. ▶ Subscribe for more time travels through history's greatest cities. 0:00 — A city that lost 97% of its people 01:20 — The pope returns — and everything changes 03:08 — What Rome actually looked like in the 1400s 06:07 — What people really ate — no tomatoes, no pasta 09:36 — How ordinary Romans made a living 12:57 — Marriage, children and early death 15:48 — How the Church controlled every hour of the day 18:53 — Plague, malaria and the real health crisis 22:59 — The spark that changed everything 26:46 - Outro