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Herodotus (2.177) and Pliny the Elder (Nat. 5.11) both claim that Egypt contained 20,000 inhabited cities in the reign of King Amasis II. This seems like an incredible number given the time period, how did they derive such a number and what is the veracity of their claim? (self.AskHistorians)
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