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Biggest Cities of Europe in 500 AD with a Map

With the help of a map, can you name the most populous cities of Europe with an estimated population of over 4,000 in 500 AD?
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Population
City
400k
Constantinople
(Istanbul)
200k
Roma
(Rome)
35k
Thessalonica
(Thessaloniki)
20k
Corinthus
(Archaia Korinthos)
20k
Syracusae
(Syracuse)
15k
Mediolanum
(Milan)
15k
Neapolis
(Naples)
15k
Ostia Antica
(Ostia)
12k
Capua
10k
Agrigentum
(Agrigento)
10k
Athenae
(Athens)
10k
Philippopolis
(Plovdiv)
10k
Ravenna
10k
Toletum
(Toledo)
9k
Caralis
(Cagliari)
9k
Corduba
(Córdoba)
8k
Beroea
(Veria)
8k
Augusta Emerita
(Mérida)
8k
Cnossus
(Knossos)
8k
Gortyna
(Gortyn)
8k
Lugdunum
(Lyon)
8k
Philippi
(Filippoi)
8k
Thespiae
(Thespies)
Population
City
8k
Tuida
(Sliven)
7k
Astigi
(Écija)
7k
Hadrianopolis
(Edirne)
7k
Iguvium
(Gubbio)
7k
Luceria
(Lucera)
7k
Maximianopolis
(Komotini)
7k
Odessus
(Varna)
6k
Acanthus
(Ierissos)
6k
Anchialus
(Pomorie)
6k
Catana
(Catania)
6k
Diocletianopolis
(Hisarya)
6k
Lilybaeum
(Marsala)
6k
Messana
(Messina)
6k
Salona
(Solin)
6k
Scodra
(Shkodër)
6k
Tanagra
5k
Amiternum
(San Vittorino)
5k
Amphipolis
(Amfipoli)
5k
Arretium
(Arezzo)
5k
Augusta Taurinorum
(Turin)
5k
Beneventum
(Benevento)
5k
Brundisium
(Brindisi)
5k
Cassandrea
(Nea Poteidaia)
Population
City
5k
Caesaraugusta
(Zaragoza)
5k
Develtus
(Debelt)
5k
Dyrrhachium
(Durrës)
5k
Heraclea
(Marmara Ereğlisi)
5k
Marcianopolis
(Devnya)
5k
Maronea
(Maroneia)
5k
Masilia
(Marseille)
5k
Mettis
(Metz)
5k
Mutina
(Modena)
5k
Nicopolis
(Preveza)
5k
Regium
(Reggio Calabria)
5k
Spalis
(Seville)
5k
Thermae Himeraeae
(Termini Imerese)
5k
Ticinum
(Pavia)
5k
Tolosa
(Toulouse)
5k
Treveris
(Trier)
5k
Verona
4k
Abdera
4k
Amantia
(Ploç)
4k
Ancona
4k
Ariminium
(Rimini)
4k
Argos
Population
City
4k
Asculum
(Ascoli Piceno)
4k
Balsa
(Tavira)
4k
Bracara Augusta
(Braga)
4k
Constantiana
(Constanța)
4k
Cortona
4k
Edessa
4k
Forum Cornelii
(Imola)
4k
Ganus
(Shumen)
4k
Genua
(Genoa)
4k
Hadria
(Atri)
4k
Hasta Regia
(Jerez de la Frontera)
4k
Interamna Nahars
(Terni)
4k
Lissus
(Lezhë)
4k
Panormus
(Palermo)
4k
Parisios
(Paris)
4k
Pictavium
(Poitiers)
4k
Regium Lepidi
(Reggio Emilia)
4k
Tarracina
(Terracina)
4k
Thebae
(Thebes)
4k
Tibur
(Tivoli)
4k
Traianopolis
(Traianopolis)
4k
Venusia
(Venosa)
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Apr 25, 2024
Please note that this is in the middle of the Dark Ages, and that it's pretty much the most difficult medieval period to get population estimates for. Most of Europe at this time was in a deplorable state due the barbarian invasions, which made it very difficult to collect data for the region. This means that information here might indeed be subject to error, but there's unfortunately not much I can do about that.