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October 2007 by Onboard Snowboarding Words: AF Keck.
Illustration: www.oivindhovland.co.uk  Early Development  The
first cities we know of were located in Mesopotamia, such as
Eridu, Uruk, and Ur, and in Egypt along the Nile, the Indus
Valley Civilization, and China. Before this time it was rare for
settlements to reach significant size, although there were
exceptions such as Jericho, Çatalhöyük and Mehrgarh. It is
estimated that ancient Rome had a population of about a million
people by the end of the first century BC, after growing
continually during the 3rd, 2nd, and 1st centuries BC. It is
generally considered the largest city before 19th century
London. Alexandria’s population was also close to Rome’s at
around the same time. Historians estimate a total population
close to a million based on a census dated from 32 CE that
counted 180,000 adult male citizens in Alexandria. Similar
administrative, commercial, industrial and ceremonial centres
emerge