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IMHO if the Mongols & the Romans came face to face on a battlefield the result would be a stand-off.
Since, Roman army would be majorly heavy infantry, they would lack the speed to chase down the Mongol Cavalry Archers. On the other hand Mongol Cavalry Archers would be unable to inflict much damage to the Roman Infantry, because of the armour and the shields.
Moreover, Mongols also lacked any prowess in seige technologies to take care of slow moving Roman Infantry, while the Romans had Onagers, Catapults and Ballistae, which would only inflict some damage to the fast moving Mongols.
A winner of any battle or war has a decisive edge over his adversary. In this case there is none.
Eventually, location & logistics would decide the fate of such a battle.
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