Re:Technology? TECHNOLOGY?? (Score 1)

You are right of course. :-) The roman empire was very stable, due to the reasons you mentioned above and also the fact that nationalism was something unheard of in those days. The romans succeded in that respect, creating a long lasting and even prospering empire because they didn't create a nation, they created a network of trade centres. But resistance did remain, more in some areas than others, and being a Roman soldier meant the same thing then as to any occupational force: you ran the risk of getting killed for no other reason than being a Roman soldier.