What if the Romans applied that Assyrian policy of deporting populations in conquered areas, to better Romanize them? Could they pull it off effectively? This would work pretty well in conjunction with their colonies, I would think. I know that the colonies didn't do as well as was hoped sometimes (most colonies in Greece got Greekified, instead of Romanizing the natives).
You spread the bulk of the population throughout predominately Roman areas. Then, do the colony schtick, and send in the citizens. Within a generation or two, you've assimilated the population, and can go on to the next group. There'd be a snowball effect, as each population assimilated gives you more people to assimilate the next population. Any thoughts?
You spread the bulk of the population throughout predominately Roman areas. Then, do the colony schtick, and send in the citizens. Within a generation or two, you've assimilated the population, and can go on to the next group. There'd be a snowball effect, as each population assimilated gives you more people to assimilate the next population. Any thoughts?