Before revision: The numbers began falling steadily to 9,000,000 people at 1204 AD and even lower to 5,000,000 people at 1282 AD with the arrival of the Turks.. Population estimates 400px|The Byzantine Empire may have had a population of over 26 million at its height.
After revision: it told me not to yell at y'all so now I'm writing in lower case...The numbers began falling steadily to 9,000,000 people at 1204 AD and even lower to 5,000,000 people at 1282 AD with the arrival of the Turks.. Population estimates 400px|The Byzantine Empire may have had a population of over 26 million at its height.