Even conservative estimates put most historical cities far above 10,000 people.
Evidence
But even if only the most conservative estimates are taken seriously, most of the cities of history stand out quite clearly as large settlements, exceeding by some thousands my arbitrary figure of 10,000. — Lyn H. Lofland, World of Strangers_ Order and Action in…, 83
Categorization
Category: Factual Claims
Related
- Historically, settled places felt like cities at far smaller sizes than today’s standards (similarity 0.83)
- Urbanity is a continuum with no clear population threshold (similarity 0.78)
- Massive urbanization is a very recent phenomenon (similarity 0.78)