Biggest Cities of the Empire of Alexander the Great with a Map
With the help of a map, can you name the most populous cities of the Macedonian Empire with an estimated population of over 20,000 before the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C.?
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Sources used for population estimates in the stickied comment.
City-states that were part of the League of Corinth shown separately.
- 4000 Years of Urban Growth: An Historical Census: For a large portion of the population estimates.
- Modelski Ancient Period Data: For Taxila and Samarkand. Estimates were halved.
- Wikipedia - Uruk: For Uruk's population estimate. (Using Seleucid era estimate)
- Wikipedia - Balkh: Calculated from historical area (150 ha), with population density of 200/ha.
- Settlement, Urbanization, and Population: For Rhodes.
- Modernization Theory and House Garden Transformation; Erbil City as Case Study: For Arbil. Calculated from second stage area, with population density of 200/ha.
Can't emphasize enough how much research went into this one.