Each of the three largest cities in the Empire—Rome, Alexandria, and Antioch—was almost twice the size of any European city at the beginning of the 17th century.
Tiga kota terbesar di Kekaisaran—Roma, Aleksandria, dan Antiokhia— berukuran hampir dua kali lipat dari ukuran kota-kota Eropa pada awal abad ke-17.