` :Yes. The point is, that Rome itself was less stabile, due to inner political struggles and loss of idealism which had been earlier used for its creation, than its province Illyricum during the Late Antique. Usurper politics of Rome destroyed Rome at the end, too many slaves were brought to Italy, too many non-Roman cultural artefacts from all parts of Empire were brought there, it became finally a graveyard of the Roman identity and ideal. Some scientists concluded that Illyricum prolonged life of the Empire, but not simply because of a consciuos shift of 'Roman' society to Illyria and Pannonia - all these Illyrian emperors were conscious of their Illyrian identities and many Illyrians were not Romanized at all; it was because this new culture that arose in Illyricum was more pure, unspoiled by sick ideas, such as ``Rome above all``, ``Rome - a city of all cities``, etc... Romanized Illyrians simply enjoyed that culture, they didn't create a virtual monster.   `