Quote Originally Posted by Patricius View Post
I think Africa should be wealthier really. The West held on until Africa was lost to the Vandals. I'm concentrating armies, dismissing crap generals. Dunno.
Agree. I'm not expert on the period. But just finished Peter Heather's book Fall of the Roman Empire; he makes a strong argument that loss of North Africa (and subsequent failure to retake it) was the real killer for the WRE.