Hadrian attempts to hold Trajan's East?

I have a technical question.

Assume for the moment that Hadrian unilaterally decides to hold onto Armenia and Mesopotamia as Roman provinces. Screw the costs in terms of blood and treasure. I know that this goes against Hadrian's Character. I am asking, hypothetically, could Rome hold onto them? And if so, for long enough for them to be Romanised?
 
I have a technical question.

Assume for the moment that Hadrian unilaterally decides to hold onto Armenia and Mesopotamia as Roman provinces. Screw the costs in terms of blood and treasure. I know that this goes against Hadrian's Character. I am asking, hypothetically, could Rome hold onto them? And if so, for long enough for them to be Romanised?

Probably - but it would require a focus on the east that really wasn't there until Diocletian and the Tetrarchy. The Jewish Revolt in 132 wouldn't help either.

Ultimately too long a border with insufficient troops.

Now a stronger client kingdom of Parthamaspates might have been possible - but how long will it be loyal.
 
I am asking, hypothetically, could Rome hold onto them?
No.
Revolts, Persian raids and campaigns, troubles on other parts of the empire, would have made Rome holding all of Mesopotamia and Armenia unlikely.

Western Mesopotamia as province (as in Late Roman Empire) and entiere clientelisation of Armenia could last longer.

And if so, for long enough for them to be Romanised?
Romanisation is a complex, polymorphic concept and essentially a creolization of provinces rather than their standardisation : eventually, you didn't have Romans from Gaul or from Mauretania but Gallo-Romans, Romano-Berbers, etc.

Depending on the development, evolution and roman presence on these provinces, their romanization varied : in the eastern part of the Empire it was present but far less cultural than institutional.

I don't see Mesopotamia or Armenia being much romanized than say Arabia, as in survival of some roman institutions but eventually still essentially influenced and based on Persian cultural influence or presence. And that would ask for a relative peaceful and lasting control : say one century at shortest.

Mesopotamia, safe a catastrophic (and unlikely) collapse of Persia, isn't going to know that.
 
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