Athens is about 3.1 times smaller than Rome.

Rome is approximately 1,287 sq km, while Athens (map shows its 34 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 412 sq km, making Athens 32.0% the size of Rome.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Rome vs. Athens uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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