Biggest Cities in the Barbarian Kingdoms of Europe with a Map
With the help of a map, can you name the most populous cities within the Barbarian Kingdoms in Europe with an estimated population of over 3,000 in 700 AD?
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Population figures are based off this dataset by Dr. E. Buringh.
Vienna’s spot looks in the wrong place, I’m not sure if its my phone’s browser but given the low number of right answers for Vienna, it could be more widespread
Thanks! Because that's actually a different Vienna. It's the modern-day city of Vienne in France that just so happened to be known as "Vienna" in the Latin language.
- An Urban Geography of the Roman World: Benevento - 47 hectares during Lombard times.
- Ceuta's medina stretched for roughly 50 hectares.
- Wikipedia - Dorestad: Dorestad - Roughly 30 hectares
- Emporia and the Roots of Market Mercantilism in the Early Middle Ages: Quentovic - 35 hectares
- Wikipedia - Reccopolis: Reccopolis - 30 hectares
Density of 100 per hectares used for all city population calculated through these sources.
Thank you
Vienna’s spot looks in the wrong place, I’m not sure if its my phone’s browser but given the low number of right answers for Vienna, it could be more widespread