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Biggest Cities in the Lombard Kingdom of Italy in 755 AD with a Map

With the help of a map, can you name the most populous cities of the Kingdom of Italy under the Lombards with an estimated population of over 3,000 at its peak in 755 AD?
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Population figures are based off this dataset by Dr. E. Buringh.
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Population
Cities
21k
Mediolanum
(Milan)
12k
Ravenna
8k
Verona
7k
Genua
(Genoa)
5k
Beneventum
(Benevento)
4k
Bononia
(Bologna)
4k
Mantua
Population
Cities
4k
Papia
(Pavia)
4k
Regium Lepidi
(Reggio Emilia)
3k
Ancona
3k
Barduli
(Barletta)
3k
Bergomum
(Bergamo)
3k
Brixia
(Brescia)
3k
Comum
(Como)
Population
Cities
3k
Cremona
3k
Faventia
(Faenza)
3k
Florentia
(Florence)
3k
Forum Livii
(Forlì)
3k
Luca
(Lucca)
3k
Mutina
(Modena)
3k
Parma
Population
Cities
3k
Patavium
(Padua)
3k
Pisae
(Pisa)
3k
Pistoria
(Pistoia)
3k
Placentia
(Piacenza)
3k
Saena Iulia
(Siena)
3k
Silvium
(Gravina in Puglia)
3k
Tarentum
(Taranto)
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Benevento's estimation is essentially taken from An Urban Geography of the Roman World. It estimates the Lombard walls at a size of 47 ha, while assuming a normal population density of 100/ha would put the city at approximately 5,000 inhabitants.