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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.
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Population
Cities
300k
Alexandreia
(Alexandria)
100k
Athenai
(Athens)
100k
Babylon
100k
Memphis
75k
Agbatana
(Hamadan)
70k
Korinthos
(Corinth)
70k
Sousa
(Shush)
50k
Hierosolyma
(Jerusalem)
50k
Marakanda
(Samarkand)
50k
Taxila
45k
Amphipolis
(Amfipoli)
40k
Argos
40k
Ephesos
(Selçuk)
Population
Cities
40k
Maroneia
40k
Phigalia
(Figaleia)
40k
Rodos
(Rhodes)
40k
Tegea
35k
Halikarnassos
(Bodrum)
35k
Lakedaimon
(Sparta)
35k
Sicyon
(Sikyona)
30k
Amastris
(Amasra)
30k
Bactra
(Balkh)
30k
Damaskos
(Damascus)
30k
Edessa
30k
Elis
30k
Istakhr
Population
Cities
30k
Kyrene
(Shahhat)
30k
Megara
30k
Orkhoe
(Uruk)
30k
Piraeus
30k
Samos
(Pythagoreio)
30k
Sardis
(Sart)
30k
Smyrna
(İzmir)
25k
Ambracia
(Arta)
25k
Byzantion
(Istanbul)
25k
Delos
25k
Erythrai
(Ildır)
25k
Heliopolis
(Ain Shams, Cairo)
25k
Klazomenai
(Urla)
Population
Cities
25k
Mantineia
20k
Arbela
(Erbil)
20k
Koroneia
20k
Kos
20k
Megalopolis
(Megalopoli)
20k
Messene
(Mavrommati)
20k
Miletos
(Balat)
20k
Myra
(Demre)
20k
Mytilini
(Mytilene)
20k
Paphos
20k
Pella
20k
Tarsos
(Tarsus)
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Level 55
Jul 11, 2023
Sources:

- 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.

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Level 55
Jul 11, 2023
- An Urban Geography of the Roman World: Several city population estimates calculated from area size by using an average 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.

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Level 69
Jul 11, 2023
Amazing quiz. Fantastic work!
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Level 55
Jul 12, 2023
Thanks!