Date: March 28th, 2024 10:20 AM Author: stubborn comical mental disorder
They controlled it through tax farming but yes they did not control everything everywhere from top to bottom. In general the west was more “romanized” culturally and politically but many times the romans just kind of slid in on top of existing power and governing structures and left a lot the same, and then drew revenue off of it. If you look at the actual # of active legions and where they were stationed compared to the whole population of the empire, it’s surprising how little they scraped by with.