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I understand your point. But any great empire would survive for centuries based on 2 things: good governance & good military.
For the western roman empire to survive till the 12th Century, a good military was just absolultely required. Because that would have helped it survive from Moslem Invasions of 9th & 10th Century, & several other viking & other barbarian invasions.
It is not hard to notice that Roman empire collapsed when the military was at its weakest. So if we are comparing Mongols & Romans then let us bring the Romans to the time of Mongols, or vice-versa, technologically.
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