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The only way to have a defensible perimeter is to retreat into a shell. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army_actions …pic.twitter.com/viCeJRxfK1
@mr_archenemy dude, my undergrad thesis was on the evolution of Roman strategy. I could bore you to tears on this topic (or many others!)
@MorlockP @mr_archenemy it would be difficult to sell me on the idea of Roman expansionism as making strategic sense rather than
@MorlockP @mr_archenemy as a byproduct of a particular intersection of social pressures and incentives.
@bitemyapp @mr_archenemy exactly! Pulling more territories wi the perimeter was a stupid, disastrous move!
@MorlockP @mr_archenemy it was a volume/surface area problem. Technology of the time, among other things, couldn't scale with large empire.
@MorlockP @mr_archenemy that was partly why they shifted towards a more cavalry focused military in the mid/late empire, faster response.
@bitemyapp @mr_archenemyas you hinted earlier, they grew the boundaries for internal political reasons more than strategic military ones
@MorlockP @bitemyapp @mr_archenemy people needed a reason for a raise/promotion, stability be damned
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