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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[fridgepunk.livejournal.com]

You need Axum (Acksum, ethiopia) (frequently said to be on par with persia by the persians during that period, went christian in the 2nd century) to facilitate trade between The Empire and the equivalent of india, it had the occasional problem that some of its naval forces would sometimes go pirate and attempt to steal whole cities, and Axum also acted as a temporary host for muhammed, who would operate a kaliphate in exile during that period before he took medina and mecca.