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Biggest Cities of Roman Britain on a Map

With the help of a map, can you name the most populous cities within the Roman provinces in the Diocese of the Britains with an estimated population of over 2,000 in the 4th century AD?
Several population figures according to these datasets by Scott Ortman and John Hanson. Other city populations calculated according to the size of their historical sites.
Both historical and modern-day names accepted.
List of cities might not be complete.
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Population
City
30k
Londinium
(London)
18k
Corinium Dobunnorum
(Cirencester)
17k
Verulamium
(St Albans)
15k
Viroconium Cornoviorum
(Wroxeter)
10k
Durovernum Cantiacorum
(Canterbury)
10k
Eboracum
(York)
9k
Venta Belgarum
(Winchester)
8k
Combretovium
(Coddenham)
8k
Isurium Brigantum
(Aldborough)
8k
Glevum
(Gloucester)
7k
Calleva Atrebatum
(Silchester)
7k
Camulodunum
(Colchester)
7k
Ratae Corieltauvorum
(Leicester)
6k
Ariconium
(Weston under Penyard)
6k
Crococalana
(Brough)
6k
Lindum Colonia
(Lincoln)
6k
Noviomagus Reginorum
(Chichester)
Population
City
6k
Venta Icenorum
(Caistor St Edmund)
5k
Anderitum
(Pevensey)
5k
Isca Dumnuniorum
(Exeter)
5k
Isca Silurum
(Caerleon)
4k
Vebriacum
(Charterhouse)
4k
Cunetio
(Mildenhall)
4k
Durnovaria
(Dorchester)
4k
Luguvalium
(Carlisle)
3k
Coriosopitum
(Corbridge)
3k
Deva Victrix
(Chester)
3k
Lindinis
(Ilchester)
3k
Derventio Brigantum
(Malton)
3k
Durocornovium
(Wanborough)
3k
Mamucium
(Manchester)
3k
Salinae Cornoviorum
(Middlewich)
2k
Arbeia
(South Shields)
2k
Durobrivae
(Water Newton)
Population
City
2k
Durobrivae Cantiacorum
(Rochester)
2k
Duroliponte
(Cambridge)
2k
Durocobrivis
(Dunstable)
2k
Durovigutum
(Godmanchester)
2k
Glareodunum
(Duston, Northampton)
2k
Longovicium
(Lanchester)
2k
Portus Adurni
(Felixstowe)
2k
Portus Dubris
(Dover)
2k
Petuaria
(Brough-on-Humber)
2k
Pons Aelius
(Newcastle upon Tyne)
2k
Rutupiae
(Richborough)
2k
Segedunum
(Wallsend)
2k
Segelocum
(Littleborough)
2k
Segontium
(Caernarfon)
2k
Venta Silurum
(Caerwent)
2k
Vinovia
(Binchester)
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Level 55
Oct 30, 2022
This was an absolute pain to research. Generally, the sizes in terms of acres / hectares for these towns or garrison sizes for fortified settlements don't always seem to have data available. I guess this does show how much time goes into these quizzes, haha.