Without the legions there is no peace. The whole empire essentially exists to provide the legions with the money that then enables the empire to exist. A legio originally meant a levy and every city in the ancient world had one. It's such an odd thing to have, but again it's the genius of Augustus that enables it.
At its peak, the Roman Empire was perhaps the greatest civilisation in history. But like so many cultures before and after it, it declined and finally ended.
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