alls that really mattered before a certain point was taxation. I would not be surprised if some contested areas had tax collectors from two different countries collecting from the peasants. The fuedal system was essentally a way to organize tax collection. Local lords collected form the territory they were given dominion over and they had to kick it up the chain.
Reminds me of a scene in The Chosen where people are camping outside of a small settlement to see Jesus, so the Romans claim a bit more land for that settlement to collect taxes from them
alls that really mattered before a certain point was taxation. I would not be surprised if some contested areas had tax collectors from two different countries collecting from the peasants. The fuedal system was essentally a way to organize tax collection. Local lords collected form the territory they were given dominion over and they had to kick it up the chain.
Reminds me of a scene in The Chosen where people are camping outside of a small settlement to see Jesus, so the Romans claim a bit more land for that settlement to collect taxes from them