If Foundation's Galactic Empire was more like the Roman Empire

[james_davis_nicoll]

It would account for between a sixth and a quarter of the human population of the Milky Way and something like one in thirty of stars of the Milky Way, if I have not bolloxed up this quick back of the envelope calculation.

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[james-nicoll.livejournal.com]

What was the area controlled by the Eastern Jin?

(You know, the fifth century does not seem to have been a great time for grand empires)

[james-nicoll.livejournal.com]

Clearly very few Chinese Dynasties ever heard the term "too big to fail".

this probably did not help.

[james-nicoll.livejournal.com]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_changes_of_535%E2%80%93536