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There is no doubt that the Byzantine Empire was densely populated, compared to the rest of Europe, during the Middle Ages . George Holmes and Edward A. Foord have attempted to determine the total population of the Byzantine Empire, but their findings are not widely recognised by the academic community. Rome , Paris , and London were overgrown villages with little infrastructure compared to Constantinople . It is claimed that in the 12th century the population of Constantinople was larger than the population of England (between 600k and one million). Professor Andreas N. Stratos estimates the population of the empire at around 10 to 15 million, but later refrains making any more estimates. , the Byzantine Empire had lost Italy, North Africa, and much of Anatolia .]] One must take into account that the borders of the Byzantine Empire shifted many times throughout its existence. In 476 , its population included the territories of Egypt , Palestine , and Syria , though it would lose much of its Asian holdings two centuries later. De-population was also a factor during times of warfare, which the Byzantines experienced many times. BIBLIOGRAPHY
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