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Okay, it's pretty much agreed upon that Britannia is among the worst and useless acquisitions Rome has made in its history. So with the uselessness of Britain understood, what happens to the island in the event of something similar to the OTL migration period should Rome in this situation leave it be.

It's a given that an independent Britain would certainly do better against barbarian settlement and a large amount of the OTL settlers were mercenaries who are likely to never make the trip with no one to pay. But, would that better defense lead to more barbarians being diverted south into Roman territory ultimately making the burden of foreigners worse for the empire?
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