Just to be clear, I don't think it's unrealistic that Arles and Spain would oppose Roman annexation of Northern Italy. Losing some or all of gains through diplomatic conference would be completely reasonable, or even war if Romans would refuse to back down.
But the escalation from newspaper articles to straight up invasion is ridiculous. What do they have ambassadors for if not for telling Demetrios that annexation would mean war? And to clear up what are Roman goals, does Demetrios really support the newspaper jingoism?
And still, Romans on the far end of their logistical chain and far from their powerbase are much much much less of a threat than Triunes whose core territory borders Arles. And who, unlike Romans, have serious claims on Arles.
But the escalation from newspaper articles to straight up invasion is ridiculous. What do they have ambassadors for if not for telling Demetrios that annexation would mean war? And to clear up what are Roman goals, does Demetrios really support the newspaper jingoism?
And still, Romans on the far end of their logistical chain and far from their powerbase are much much much less of a threat than Triunes whose core territory borders Arles. And who, unlike Romans, have serious claims on Arles.
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