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Biggest Cities in the World in 1 AD With a Map

With the help of a map, name the biggest cities of the world in 1 A.D.
Some of these cities no longer exist or are no longer considered to be cities
There is a lot of conflicting information, so don't expect the population estimates to be 100% accurate
Map made by me but based off of GeaCron
Population data based off of this spreadsheet, and occasionally double-checked with Tertius Chandler's Four Thousand Years of Urban Growth : an Historical Census
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Last updated: August 30, 2025
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Modern-Day Country
Population
City
400,000
Alexandria
400,000
Seleucia
260,000
Luoyang
250,000
Chengdu
246,000
Chang'an
200,000
Ephesus
200,000
Rome
180,000
Maoling
170,000
Qufu
160,000
Pergamum
150,000
Antioch
Modern-Day Country
Population
City
150,000
Carthage
150,000
Taxila
130,000
Apamea
100,000
Anuradhapura
100,000
Anyi
100,000
Caracol
100,000
Jerusalem
100,000
Kaifeng
100,000
Linzi
100,000
Pataliputra
100,000
Vaishali
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