Sometimes, the Romans established colonies; settlements full of Roman citizens, which became independent cities.

有时，罗马会建立殖民地里面住满了罗马公民之后就变成了独立的城市。

Yet the state of Virginia has 39 independent cities that are not part of any county.

然而，弗利尼亚州有39个独立的城市，不隶属于任何县。

Fratricidal disputes over succession began to erode central power as increasingly independent cities ruled by rival princes vied for control.

兄弟间争夺继承权的斗争使中央集权逐渐瓦解王子争夺着不同城市的统治权。

The lower town was an independent city. As a member of the Hanseatic Trading League, it was an economic power here in the Baltic world.

下城是一个独立的城市。 作为汉萨贸易联盟的成员，它是波罗的海世界的经济强国。