WeisSaul
Banned
Gaul is pretty hard to defend, that's the big issue. It is on the north European plain, and that happens to have no major barriers to protect oneself, so Gaul and Britannia are too tough too keep in a cash strapped empire.
If Rome focuses its efforts on keeping Iberia, Italy, and Dalmatia, all of which are territories defended by harsh and mostly impassable mountains, North Africa is defensible from any foreign army. Considering the Atlas mountains provide a natural wall against any southern invaders, Rome is geographically secure with just these territories.
In short: Iberia, Italy, Sicily, Africa north of the Atlas mountains, Corsica, Sardinia, Malta, Dalmatia, and the Balearic Islands. It's a respectable and prosperous empire to say the least. Maybe if they put enough effort in they can keep Carthage and Tripolitania.
If Rome focuses its efforts on keeping Iberia, Italy, and Dalmatia, all of which are territories defended by harsh and mostly impassable mountains, North Africa is defensible from any foreign army. Considering the Atlas mountains provide a natural wall against any southern invaders, Rome is geographically secure with just these territories.
In short: Iberia, Italy, Sicily, Africa north of the Atlas mountains, Corsica, Sardinia, Malta, Dalmatia, and the Balearic Islands. It's a respectable and prosperous empire to say the least. Maybe if they put enough effort in they can keep Carthage and Tripolitania.