I think the Roman citizenry this time around is made up of the welfare class-our version of the Roman mob-and the clueless koolaid drinkers-the Roman elites-in this scenario, I see us as the Goths, Visigoths and the rest of the auxiliary and mercenary troops the Romans f***ed over after they helped them win wars for years-finally fed up with being cheated out of money and land, they took the scorched earth approach to revenge-bring it on...
I wouldn't disagree with that assessment.