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Rome is a city of about 1.5 million citizens, its people housed mostly in 46,600 insulae or apartment blocks, each three to eight stories high, flimsily made of wood, brick or rubble. Some 400,000 slaves perform the menial work of Rome, with middle-class citizens often owning eight; the rich from 500 to 1,000; an emperor as many as 20,000.
- 2000s
The 2000s (pronounced "two-thousands"; shortened to the '...
- 2000s in music
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- 2000s in film
The decade of the 2000s in film involved many significant...
- 2000s
Categories: Births – Deaths – Architecture. Establishments – Disestablishments. The 2000s, also known as the noughties, [1] was the decade that began on January 1, 2000 and ended on December 31, 2009. It is distinct from the decade known as the 201st decade which began on January 1, 2001 and ended on December 31, 2010.
Amid the military conflicts, a global financial crisis began in 2007, causing the Great Recession. The decade also saw a number of devastating natural disasters, including the Indian Ocean tsunami (2004), Hurricane Katrina (2005), and the Sichuan (China) earthquake (2008). The world of arts and entertainment also experienced upheaval.
Throughout the decade, a total of 129 singles claimed the top spot of the Hot 100. While Santana 's "Smooth" featuring Rob Thomas topped the chart in the first two weeks of 2000, it was not counted as a number-one single of the 2000s decade by Billboard because it had topped the chart in October 1999, and thus was counted as a number-one single ...
