11-14-2006, 07:10 PM
Which cities were huge during ancient times?
I know that Patliputra had 1 million + people during the Mauryan Empire. We keep hearing about Rome having 1 million people around this time too, I was curious where other cities in the world ranked at the same time (around 2000 years ago).
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I know that Patliputra had 1 million + people during the Mauryan Empire. We keep hearing about Rome having 1 million people around this time too, I was curious where other cities in the world ranked at the same time (around 2000 years ago).
<!--QuoteBegin-ramana+Nov 14 2006, 12:22 AM-->QUOTE(ramana @ Nov 14 2006, 12:22 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->If you take a long view of history of Indian cities, there are prinicipally three types of cities and towns: religious centers- Benaras, Madurai, Kanchi etc, political administration centers or capitals - Delhi, Hyderabad etc and finally centers for commerce- Mumbai, Chennai, Ahmedabad etc. Many cities combine features of these three types and some only have two categories. Some are new like the British established cities on the sea shore and Chandigarh, while most are old and a few others ancient. This mix of urban life is unique to India. Other places dont have this much diversity.
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