At least partially, definitely. Divide et Impera, ‘Divide and rule’. But part of it is the fact that Rome itself had grown in a kind of ad hoc way, and part of it was the wide latitude afforded to provincial governors and their personal staffs. “I’m going to make you governor, be sure to listen to all the different local secretaries, regulations, and councils” doesn’t sound nearly as appealing to be handed as a reward compared to “I’m going to make you governor; try not to look like you’re breaking the law”
A lot of nepotism and corruption in Roman government. Even so, locals, even the lower classes, often preferred to take their disagreements to provincial Roman officials, for the simple reason that it was still less corrupt than local government, lmao. C’est la vie!
At least partially, definitely. Divide et Impera, ‘Divide and rule’. But part of it is the fact that Rome itself had grown in a kind of ad hoc way, and part of it was the wide latitude afforded to provincial governors and their personal staffs. “I’m going to make you governor, be sure to listen to all the different local secretaries, regulations, and councils” doesn’t sound nearly as appealing to be handed as a reward compared to “I’m going to make you governor; try not to look like you’re breaking the law”
A lot of nepotism and corruption in Roman government. Even so, locals, even the lower classes, often preferred to take their disagreements to provincial Roman officials, for the simple reason that it was still less corrupt than local government, lmao. C’est la vie!