The largest cities of the Bronze Age Near East housed several tens of thousands of people. Memphis in the Early Bronze Age, with some 30,000 inhabitants, was the largest city of the time by far.
The largest cities of the Bronze Age Near East were densely populated, with many housing tens of thousands of people. One notable instance is Memphis from the Early Bronze Age, boasting a substantial population of approximately 30,000 residents, which was significantly larger than its contemporaries.