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hey don't know if anyone has done this before But I was wondering what people think would have happened if Augustus after his civil war with Mark Anthony, rather than cutting the legion roster from 60 to 28, kept the other 32 legions and somehow managed to swallow the costs and used the legions to expand rapidly in all directions; sending some east to attack the Parthians with a large body of cavalry, as well as one of his better generals, send some north to conquer Germany at a faster rate, and begin to plan an invasion of below the Sahara desert by sending trusted people in small groups to use gold and other gifts to earn the friendship of the nomads And gradually form a core of legionary guides who lead small detachments south, oasis hoping till they hit a place that they can build up forces and conquer/romanize the tribes below the Sahara, focusing on the coast line in order to be able to supply the future provinces below the Sahara. please add possible ways to swallow the costs of keeping the legions, as that is what this whole thing revolves around
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