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Biggest Cities of the World in 430 B.C. with a Map

With the help of a map, can you name the most populous cities of the world with an estimated population of over 30,000 in 430 BC?
Click on the map to zoom in if certain cities are hard to see.
Population figures are calculated from different approximates according to this and this article, 3000 Years of Urban Growth by Tertius Chandler and Gerald Fox and several other sources.
Both historical and modern-day names accepted.
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Population
City
225k
Babylon
(Hillah)
200k
Ecbatana
(Hamadan)
180k
Xiadu
(Yixian, Baoding)
175k
Athenai
(Athens)
175k
Luoyi
(Luoyang)
175k
Syrakousai
(Syracuse)
150k
Champa
(Champapuri)
140k
Rajagriha
(Rajgir)
120k
Ji
(Beijing)
120k
Suiyang
(Shangqiu)
110k
Pataliputra
(Patna)
100k
Anyi
(Xiaxian, Yuncheng)
100k
Helü
(Suzhou)
100k
Khios
(Chios)
100k
Memphis
(Mit Rathina)
100k
Oxhuitza
(Caracol)
100k
Qufu
100k
Samarqand
(Samarkand)
100k
Taras
(Taranto)
100k
Xintian
(Houma, Linfen)
100k
Xinzheng
(Xinzheng, Zhengzhou)
Population
City
100k
Yong
(Fengxiang, Baoji)
90k
Tikal
85k
Carthage
(Tunis)
85k
Chicheng
(Chicheng, Zhangjiakou)
85k
Persepolis
(Marvdasht)
85k
Shravasti
85k
Yingqiu
(Linzi, Zibo)
75k
Miletus
(Balat)
75k
Korinthos
(Corinth)
70k
Roma
(Rome)
65k
Kroton
(Crotone)
60k
Akragas
(Agrigento)
60k
Dantapura
(Puri)
60k
Sparda
(Sart)
60k
Shangdang
(Lucheng, Changzhi)
60k
Susa
(Shush)
50k
Anuradhapura
50k
Capeva
(Capua)
50k
Kashi
(Varanasi)
50k
Marib
Population
City
50k
Massalia
(Marseille)
50k
Xue
(Tengzhou, Zaozhuang)
50k
Yerushalaim
(Jerusalem)
45k
È
(Wuchang, Wuhan)
45k
Meroë
45k
Sparta
45k
Vaishali
45k
Veii
(Isola Farnese)
40k
Argos
40k
Ephesus
(Selçuk)
40k
Kosambi
40k
Megalopolis
40k
Messina
40k
Metapontion
(Metaponto)
40k
Saketa
(Ayodhya)
40k
Sidun
(Sidon)
40k
Thebai
(Thebes)
35k
Cisra
(Cerveteri)
35k
Darmsuq
(Damascus)
35k
Gela
Population
City
35k
Korkyra
(Corfu)
35k
Kyrini
(Shahhat)
35k
Panticapaeum
(Kerch)
35k
Populonia
35k
Sur
(Tyre)
35k
Tarquinia
35k
Ujjayini
(Ujjain)
35k
Uruk
30k
Aigina
(Aegina)
30k
Cuicuilco
(Mexico City)
30k
Elis
30k
Jinyang
(Taiyuan)
30k
Peiraieus
(Piraeus)
30k
Selinous
(Marinella di Selinunte)
30k
Trishirapuram
(Tiruchirappalli)
30k
Vatluna
(Vetulonia)
30k
Velathri
(Volterra)
30k
Velch
(Montalto di Castro)
30k
Velzna
(Orvieto)
30k
Wanggeom-seong
(Pyongyang)
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Level 61
Dec 16, 2022
You should make a "Countries of the world in 430 BC with a map" I think that would be cool.
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Level 61
Feb 7, 2024
Please?