What was the size of Antioch within the Roman walls?
300 hectares
200 hectares
400 hectares
500 hectares
Answer
The Romans provided Antioch with walls that covered almost 450 hectares, of which one quarter was mountain, leaving 300 hectares for the city. This made Antioch one of the largest cities in the Roman Empire.
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