Most Important/Infulential Cities Throughout History (Russians, historical, attack, battle)

[MrMarbles]

If we add Detroit, Chicago and LA should be added as well.
Washington, DC is kind of important too.

[CelticViking]

Richmond VA for the north vs south war

[diogenes2]

Sited on the Bosporus Strait and for its strategic location alone between Europe and Asia, Constantinople(Istanbul) must have been one of the most important cities of the world. It was also the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire.

Another is Samarkand in present-day Uzbekistan. It was situated on the Silk Road and has been called the "Gem of the east." Samarkand was Tamerlane's imperial capital and the city was enriched from the spoils of Tamerlane's conquests.

My personal favorite small city is York, England, where there must be more history per square foot than almost any other small city that could be named. It was alternately controlled by the early Britons, Romans, Saxons, and Vikings. It's literally a treasure trove of history. The Jorvik Viking Centre has one of the best reconstructions of Viking life to be seen anywhere.

Kiev, Ukraine, was an important trading center that attracted even the far-off Vikings and was sacked at least once by the Mongols.

Alexandria, Egypt, was a center of leaning and some of the world's greatest scholars studied and worked there, including Archimedes.

[Off Topic]

Originally Posted by diogenes2

Sited on the Bosporus Strait and for its strategic location alone between Europe and Asia, Constantinople(Istanbul) must have been one of the most important cities of the world. It was also the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire.

That would certainly be one of my top votes, if not the number one. Remember, the Byzantine Empire (with Constantinople as the capital) almost single-handedly acted as a buffer between Europe and Islam for centuries. So much so that for any Islamic conquest on the continent to occur, they had to go all the way through Africa and up through Spain. Imagine what would have happened had they had a straight line into Europe. History would look a lot defferent today.

[krsheely]

I know history tends to always be looked at from a european/asian point of view,

What were some important cities in both Americas and Africa?

Just curious as honestly I'm not familar with many

[PatDJohns]

Originally Posted by krsheely

I know history tends to always be looked at from a european/asian point of view,

What were some important cities in both Americas and Africa?

Just curious as honestly I'm not familar with many

Timbuktu was one of the most important cities in the world during the Middle Ages. I certainly gave it strong consideration and Im sure anybody including the city would not get many arguements.

[MrMarbles]

Tangier was probably not hugely important but is worth mentioning.

[Nighteyes]

Originally Posted by PatDJohns

I would argue that Rome has been more influential for Christians than Jerusalem has ever been.

I agree, and you know what? Considering the Roman Empire and its influence throughout Europe, the Middle East and even some parts of western Asia, I'm thinking that perhaps Rome is the most influential city in all of world history.

The Roman Empire ranks seventeenth in overall size. However, the capital cities of the larger empires no longer figure nearly as prominently in world affairs as does Rome.

Which modern day countries did the Roman empire comprise of

[eatfastnoodle]

Luoyang has been for 2000 years the official eastern capital of Chinese empire, its political and economic importance were comparable to Xi'an, which was the official western capital at that time. While the government and imperial palace usually resided in Xi'an. There were also complete governmental facilities and separate imperial palace clusters in Luoyang to accomodate frequent trips eastward by the imperial government. Luoyang's importance shouldn't be overlooked.

[JohnHAdams]

I would vote for a certain number of cities during a certain period of time. One could also ask for what kind of influence whether it be economic or military or architectural or sociological or ...............?

Given the task at hand, I'll proffer a few favorites:

Rome

London

Jerusalem

Washington D.C.