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Rome and China both experienced a period where an out of control military ravaged the Empire and crippled their Empire. What if Rome went the way of China and neutered its military, giving control to the civilians and preferring peace agreements with its neighbors? How much worse would this be? How fast would its neighbors rip it apart?