Byzantine Empire - Biggest Cities in 1020 AD

Biggest Cities of the Eastern Roman Empire in 1020

    1. Constantinople (Istanbul)				300k					(1) Chandler
    2. Thessaloniki						80k					(4) Niewohner
    3. Ankyra (Ankara)						40k					(31) Russell
    4. Kaisareia (Kayseri)					40k					(1) Chandler
    5. Ochrida (Ohrid)						40k					(1) Chandler
    6. Amalphis (Amalfi)					35k					(1) Chandler
    7. Nikaia (İznik)						35k					(4) Niewohner
    8. Sebasteia (Sivas)					35k					(1) Chandler (approx.)
    9. Antiokheia he epi Orontou (Antakya)			30k					(1) Chandler
    10. Neapolis (Naples)					30k					(1) Chandler
    11. Theodosiopolis (Erzurum)				30k					(15) Chandler (approx.)
    12. Filadelfeia (Alaşehir)					20k					(12) Erdogan
    13. Mamista (Yakapınar)					20k					(7) Vici.org (~100 ha, 200/ha)
    14. Philippopolis (Plovdiv)					20k					(1) Chandler
    15. Tarsos (Tarsus)						20k					(9) Area size (~100 ha, 200/ha)
    16. Constantia (Prespa?)					17k					(32) Area size (~85 ha, 200/ha)
    17. Rhegion (Reggio Calabria)				17k					(1) Chandler
    18. Athens							15k					(5) Buringh
    19. Nicomedia (İzmit)					15k					(4) Niewohner
    20. Prizren							15k					(3) Bairoch
    21. Salernum (Salerno)					15k					(1) Chandler
    22. Veria							15k					(19) Area size (~76 ha, 200/ha)
    23. Kastoria						14k					(25) Area size (~70 ha, 200/ha)
    24. Antiokheia tou Maiandrou (Yamalak)			13k					(21) Wikipedia (~65 ha, 200/ha)
    25. Khalkedon (Kadıköy)					12k					(18) Declining (~250 ha, 50/ha)
    26. Adana							10k					(24) Abbasid/ ~50 ha
    27. Anchialos (Pomorie)					10k					(17) Area size (~50 ha, 200/ha)
    28. Chandax (Iraklion)					10k					(1) Chandler (approx.)
    29. Ioanopolis (Veliki Preslav)				10k					(5) Buringh
    30. Monemvasia						10k					(30) Shea
    31. Smyrna (Izmir)						10k					(1) Chandler
    32. Beneventum (Benevento)					9k					(2) Ortman (47 ha, 200/ha)
    33. Seleukeia (Silifke)					8k					(2) Ortman (43 ha, 200/ha)
    34. Amisos (Samsun)						8k					(14) Wikipedia (44 ha, 200/ha)
    35. Khersonesos (Sevastopol)				7k					(6) Csiky
    36. Mosynopolis (Komotini)					7k					(11) Kastra.eu (38 ha, 200/ha)
    37. Prousa (Bursa)						7k					(16) Wall area (35 ha, 200/ha)
    38. Sliven							7k					(5) Buringh
    39. Sougdeia (Sudak)					7k					(5) Buringh
    40. Velegradhon (Belgrade)					7k					(5) Buringh
    41. Belebousda (Kyustendil)					6k					(29) Roman town 29 ha, recovered?
    42. Larissa							6k					(5) Buringh
    43. Taras (Taranto)						6k					(22) Old town 30 ha, 200/ha
    44. Thebes							6k					(2) Roman 30/ha, thriving town?
    45. Trapezous (Trabzon)					6k					(6) Csiky
    46. Adrianople (Edirne)					5k					(5) Buringh
    47. Amaseia (Amasya)					5k					(6) Csiky
    48. Asmosaton (Haraba ruins)				5k					(28) Declining, but “medium-sized”
    49. Attaleia (Antalya)					5k					(26) Old town 35 ha, assume smaller
    50. Barleta (Barletta)					5k					(5) Buringh
    51. Chonae (Honaz)						5k					(4) Niewohner, Pergamum similar?
    52. Chrysopolis (Üsküdar)					5k					(27) Area size (~25 ha, 200/ha)
    53. Corinth							5k					(13) Limited to the Acrocorinth
    54. Develtos (Debelt)					5k					(5) Buringh
    55. Dyrrhachion (Durrës)					5k					(5) Buringh
    56. Ioannina						5k					(4) Niewohner
    57. Ikonion (Konya)						5k					(10) Cakmak
    58. Kafas (Feodosia)					5k					(5) Buringh
    59. Leukosia (Nicosia)					5k					(5) Buringh
    60. Lissos (Lezhë)						5k					(23) Medieval wall (25+ ha, 200/ha)
    61. Maroneia						5k					(20) Tritsaroli (~25 ha, 200/ha)
    62. Melitene (Malatya)					5k					(8) Vici.org (~25 ha, 200/ha)
    63. Serdonpolis (Sofia)					5k					(5) Buringh
    64. Sinope (Sinop)						5k					(6) Csiky

    • (1) - https://archive.org/details/fourthousandyear0000chan/mode/2up?view=theater
    • (2) - https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:f7f02498-4ae1-4ff0-81f6-aad909f041b1/download_file?file_format=application%2Fpdf&safe_filename=Janson_2016_urban_geography_Roman_world.pdf&type_of_work=Thesis
    • (3) - https://github.com/JakeRuss/bairoch-1988
    • (4) - https://academic.oup.com/book/1774
    • (5) - https://ssh.datastations.nl/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.17026/dans-xzy-u62q
    • (6) - https://www.academia.edu/43753180/Sinope_in_the_Early_Medieval_Economy_of_the_Black_Sea_Region_Questions_and_Problems_
    • (7) - https://vici.org/vici/25174/ – Mopsuestia – 100 ha
    • (8) - https://vici.org/vici/63839/ – Malatya – 25 ha
    • (9) - https://www.researchgate.net/figure/nterventions-before-1937-in-Tarsus_fig14_342453270 – Tarsus – 100 ha
    • (10) - https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Konya-Historical-City-Center-Reconstruction-Plan-for-Conservation-URL-17_fig1_360008019 – Konya – 25 ha
    • (11) - https://www.kastra.eu/castleen.php?kastro=mosynopol – Mosynopolis – 38 ha
    • (12) - http://proje.akdeniz.edu.tr/mcri/mjh/5-2/MJH-10-15-Orcun_ERDOGAN.pdf – Philadelphia – 100 ha
    • (13) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrocorinth – Corinth – 25 ha
    • (14) - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amisos – Samsun – 44 ha
    • (15) - https://archive.org/details/3000yearsofurban0000chan/mode/1up?view=theater – For Erzurum. Gives 45,000 in 622 AD and 40,000 in 1200 AD. Missing in Four Thousand Years, thus estimate perhaps should be reduced to about 30,000?
    • (16) - https://www.bursa.com.tr/uploads/2021/02/bursa-kalesi-ve-kale-ici-yapilari-haritasi.jpg – Walled City of Bursa – 35 ha
    • (17) - https://photos.wikimapia.org/p/00/01/18/46/66_big.jpg – Anchialos – ~50 ha
    • (18) - https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OciSJcqXPJ4/YTjhpTC0kYI/AAAAAAAA240/dfULEOhNDtgRUHld7BuOd3gL0z8qXwpmgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/chalcedonie.jpg – Chalcedon – ~250 ha
    • (19) - https://www.kastra.eu/castleen.php?kastro=veria – Veria – 76 ha
    • (20) - https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Map-of-ancient-Maroneia-showing-the-location-of-1-the-Byzantine-fortification-2-the_fig2_325949556 – Maroneia – 25 ha
    • (21) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antioch_on_the_Maeander – Antiokheia tou Maiandrou – 65 ha
    • (22) - https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/9/7/44 – Taranto – 30 ha
    • (23) - https://arkimade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img_016.jpg – Lëzhe – ~25 ha
    • (24) - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/348818163/figure/fig1/AS:984671919800321@1611775488480/Physical-structures-survived-from-Roman-Period-in-Adana-City-Center-on-map-of-1938.png – Adana – ~50 ha
    • (25) - https://www.kastra.eu/katops/kastoria_katops.jpg – Kastoria – ~75 ha
    • (26) - https://cf.bstatic.com/xdata/images/hotel/max1024x768/211673352.jpg?k=e52f4090957dd5bc502c87c496a89ca076bb01e113783f5b7b000d20c58dd6df&o=&hp=1
    • (27) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JImrt30sCUo&t=436s&ab_channel=TurCanadianMapping
    • (28) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsamosata
    • (29) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyustendil#Prehistory_and_Roman_era
    • (30) - https://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/eprint/1374/1/Shea10PhD.pdf
    • (31) - https://archive.org/details/lateancientmedie0000russ/page/100
    • (32) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prespa_(medieval_town)