Urban health is a hot topic for the World Health Organization (WHO). This is not surprising since around 55% of the world’s population now lives in cities, with fast increasing rates.[1] But city life was also common in antiquity. It is estimated that between 10 and 30% of the Roman population lived in cities.[2] Living … Continue reading Urbanism and its impact on human health: a long-term study at Knossos, Crete