Urban inequality scaling throughout the ages: Ancient and modern cities show predictable elite wealth patterns

For as long as people have built cities, they have been centers of both opportunity and inequality. In ancient times, this was evident in the size of houses, the grandeur of monuments, and the inscriptions celebrating rulers and elites. Today, we see it in luxury high-rises next to struggling neighborhoods and tent cities in the shadows of monumental public buildings. For as long as people have built cities, they have been centers of both opportunity and inequality. In ancient times, this was evident in the size of houses, the grandeur of monuments, and the inscriptions celebrating rulers and elites. Today, we see it in luxury high-rises next to struggling neighborhoods and tent cities in the shadows of monumental public buildings. Archaeology Economics & Business Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories