Source Data Reference for:

City = Lagash
Time = -2000

City Year Size Size Comment Year Comment Author Title Location
Lagash-3200foundedbefore 3000 BCCaroline Hull & Andrew JotischkyThe Penguin Historical Atlas of the Bible Landsp19
Lagash-2500 19,000Early DynasticGeorge ModelskiWorld Cities -3000 to 2000p17
Lagash-2500 15,000"btw 10,000 & 20,000"Early DynasticGeorge ModelskiWorld Cities -3000 to 2000p18
Lagash-2500 60,000George ModelskiWorld Cities -3000 to 2000p28
Lagash-2400 30,000George ModelskiWorld Cities -3000 to 2000p28
Lagash-2400 32,500"30-35,000"Early Dynastic Period of SumerCaroline Hull & Andrew JotischkyThe Penguin Historical Atlas of the Bible Landsp15
Lagash-2089 50,000becomes main Babylonian cityTertius ChandlerFour thousand years of urban growthp523
Lagash-2075becomes the largest in the world overtaking AkkadTertius ChandlerFour thousand years of urban growthp527
Lagash-2000 42,500"btw 25,000 & 60,000"Tertius ChandlerFour thousand years of urban growthp460