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Roman Conquest of Germania or Parthia More Feasible?

Interested in your thoughts on this matter and which of the two is the more feasible to conquer and hold. If you think its ASB for Rome to fully conquer either then Germania up to Elbe, also including Macromanni and southern Germania vs capturing Mesopotamia and Western Parthian territories up to Zargos??

Also whats a good pod or series of PODs to accomplish this? What era do you think it was possible to achieve? When do you think Germania and Parthia were at their weakest? When was Roman at its strongest? Some additional thoughts below:

No Teutoburg Forest Julio-Claudians have greater success and interest?

Longer lived and more successful Marcus Aurelius:
"The campaigning season of 175 brought a renewed assault on the Sarmatians. Marcus was now determined to make their territory and that of the Macromanni and Quadi into a province. He is in fact credited with the wish to exterminate the Sarmatians utterly. It is not quite clear how literally this statement should be taken. But the territory of the Marcomanni was already partially occupied by the African legion III Augusta and it may well be that Julius Pompilius Piso was occupying parts of the Sarmatian lands. But the campaign can barely have been under way when, in early spring, news was brought that Avidius Cassius had raised the standard of rebellion and had been recognized as emperor in most of the eastern provinces. "
Marcus Aurelius
by Anthony Birley

For Parthia potential of Crassus, Caesar, Mark Antony, Trajan, Hadrian, Early Severan Dynasty, Macrinus. Also if you wish role over into Sassanid period include Alexander Severus, Crisis Emperors such as Gordian III or Julian the Apostate.
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