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Sometimes simple is better (AnonHistory) (media.piefed.social)
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[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 5 points 4 hours ago

Fun Fact! Oftentimes, Rome would 'subsidize' vassal states on the frontier. While by the Late Empire, when it was most common, it was... probably counterproductive, in earlier periods it was actually very effective. Roman 'subsidies' to their client states reinforced the power of pro-Roman elites and improved the capabilities of the clients to repel their neighbors - which was usually their primary purpose, as buffer states.