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Míλητoς (Milētos or Miletus), later ملت1 (Milet), was one of the twelve cities united as Íōnes, ten being along the central west coast of what is now Türkiye (some like Milētos are now inland due to silting) and the other two on nearby islands. It became foremost by the mid-seventh century. Its importance dwindled as its harbor silted, and it was abandoned by 1500 CE. The remains of its ampitheatre, stoa and other buildings date from the seventh century, though the old market gate was removed to Berlin.
Year | Population2 | Political entity |
650 BCE | 50,000 | Íōnes (Ionian League) |
1. I am uncertain about the final (leftmost) consonant. It might have been ط.
2. Estimates in Tables of the World's Largest Cities, in Tertius Chandler, Four Thousand Years of Urban Growth, 2nd ed. (The Edwin Mellen Press, 1987). In 650 BCE it was the largest city in what is now Türkiye (Turkey) and the seventh largest city in the world.