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<blockquote data-quote="Jfdlsjfd" data-source="post: 7952415" data-attributes="member: 42856">I agree, but you might be interested to know that Constantinople was 2.3 square miles within the Constantinian walls and 5.4 sq. miles within the Theodosian walls, and sported a population of 500,000 at the time of Justinian and 800,000 at its height. So population/walled area could be, without any Forgotten Realm logistic-shattering magic, be near the value you mention. Part of the population (but not 90%...) would be living outside the walls and still be counted as part of the population (for taxation purpose).The city of Paris, within its 1860 boundaries, reached a population of 2.7 millions inhabitants in 1901, for an area of 40 square miles. It's basically the same as current Manhattan, without skyscrappers or modern logistics.The Song capital of Kaifeng, estimated to have a urban population of 700,000 inhabitants, was enclosed within a 19 square miles wall (taking the outer wall dimensions, which included less densely populated areas). OK, it's half that of Manhattan but it was in the 11th century.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jfdlsjfd, post: 7952415, member: 42856"] I agree, but you might be interested to know that Constantinople was 2.3 square miles within the Constantinian walls and 5.4 sq. miles within the Theodosian walls, and sported a population of 500,000 at the time of Justinian and 800,000 at its height. So population/walled area could be, without any Forgotten Realm logistic-shattering magic, be near the value you mention. Part of the population (but not 90%...) would be living outside the walls and still be counted as part of the population (for taxation purpose). The city of Paris, within its 1860 boundaries, reached a population of 2.7 millions inhabitants in 1901, for an area of 40 square miles. It's basically the same as current Manhattan, without skyscrappers or modern logistics. The Song capital of Kaifeng, estimated to have a urban population of 700,000 inhabitants, was enclosed within a 19 square miles wall (taking the outer wall dimensions, which included less densely populated areas). OK, it's half that of Manhattan but it was in the 11th century. [/QUOTE]

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