Show Population of Babylon J Has Been Overestimated There have been heen various attempts by comparing Its area with the area of modern cities to estimate the population population population lation of ancient Babylon On the lowest lowest low low- est calculation it would be found supposing sup posing It to have borne any considerable considerable consider consider- able resemblance to a European city to have had a population of ot The fhe map of Asiatic Turkey Turley shows that lint the extent of country around Bah Babylon lon available for tor agricultural purposes purposes purposes pur pur- poses must have hu been quite Inadequate inadequate inadequate quate to supply the necessary demands for nn anything like such an nn Immense population Perhaps on the whole says tas a u recent writer one may estimate estimate esti estl mate the population at from to 1 This supposition derives derl support from the lie fact that with a population of or Is stated by Strabo and Pliny PUny to have been about half halt the lee size or of Babylon in Iii the theIla's days Ilas of oC her greatest glory lorr n |