in this instance if you stop expanding the communication and transport network 'you die' because the issue with expansion was always communication, logistics and rebellion
What do you mean?in this instance if you stop expanding the communication and transport network 'you die' because the issue with expansion was always communication, logistics and rebellion
by this I mean when a period comes where money is tight the tendency would be to decrease infrastructure spending this would signal the death of the empire rather than stopping expanding per say. Past the proto-industrial phase we are in now comes the industrialization age........ factory working, water power etc empires in this stage that don't have good communications and logistic always die OTL at leastWhat do you mean?
Standing for what you believe is right and for your own (mental) health is always the best option. Sadly that doesn’t feed you, so best wishes in your search. What are you looking for?Here comes the post I really wanted to publish yesterday but could not due to conflicting agenda (I've given my resignation at work because I could not support my boss anymore and did not want to get angry or bitter about the situation, but now I got to find a job before my last last day )
Alright, everyone, map update time!
The Roman Empire in AD 247:
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Edit: Uploaded new draft of the map with changes in Jutland peninsula
The Urals, I hope.Hecatee, will the Roman Empire expand to the Vistula/Tyras frontier in your timeline, now that the threat from the Parthians and their Scythian allies have been dealt with decisively? And will that be the last major imperial expansion, at least in Europe?
I've not decided yet, but it would take quite some time if I were to go in that direction, due to logistical concern. While the Romans now have railroads and have the legions and slaves to build the lines, they still have weak kind of rails, metallurgy is not yet up to the task of producing all metal rails, and chemistry has not yet invented gunpowder, not to speak of dynamite... so rail developpment will be slower than what you might expect, and Rome will not grow until it has solved that issue, it is already as big as one can expect and will start to face a new kind of threat while facing serious challenges linked to the chinese situation.Hecatee, will the Roman Empire expand to the Vistula/Tyras frontier in your timeline, now that the threat from the Parthians and their Scythian allies have been dealt with decisively? And will that be the last major imperial expansion, at least in Europe?
Easier said than done.Why they still didn't conquered Caledonia? If they finish the Picts off they would have a easier time garrisoning the island.
Yet they conquered Germania and its hell-like forests, who had a much bigger population.Easier said than done.
You can win a major battle, if you can get them to concentrate their forces. And you can win every little battle.
But the highlands are split into lots of glens and suchlike, and garrisoning such a place is a nightmare. Even exterminating the population is not possible, since people can flee up the hillsides and into caves and the like.
To some extent, the best possible solution is the Antonine Wall, and whenever a group raids across it, engage in massive retaliation. Which is what they tried iOTL.
There are also a lot more legions involved in pacifying Germania and Alba (eight) than are available to garrison Britannia (two). Britannia is a strategically unimportant side theater. Any legion stationed there is a drain on the empire's resources that is not available for the defense of the heartland.Yet they conquered Germania and its hell-like forests, who had a much bigger population.
Nah, I don't believe there's an in-universe explanation to why they would conquer all of Germania and wouldn't bother to exterminate the Picts. Having to guard the Wall is a drain in the empire's resources that they wouldn't have in the long run if they had conquered Caledonia. Possession of all of Britania means they would only have to be wary about Hibernian raids.There are also a lot more legions involved in pacifying Germania and Alba (eight) than are available to garrison Britannia (two). Britannia is a strategically unimportant side theater. Any legion stationed there is a drain on the empire's resources that is not available for the defense of the heartland.
I've not decided yet, but it would take quite some time if I were to go in that direction, due to logistical concern. While the Romans now have railroads and have the legions and slaves to build the lines, they still have weak kind of rails, metallurgy is not yet up to the task of producing all metal rails, and chemistry has not yet invented gunpowder, not to speak of dynamite... so rail developpment will be slower than what you might expect, and Rome will not grow until it has solved that issue, it is already as big as one can expect and will start to face a new kind of threat while facing serious challenges linked to the chinese situation.
As you may know I'm not the one making the maps, and we also have a problem because the template does not go that far east, however the territorial gains are quite limited so an update is not necessary.Great story as always.
Are you planning an updated map, taking into account the changes after the Parthian war?