Which circumstance increased when Byzantine diplomats overestimated client state loyalty?

💡 Explanation

Increased barbarian incursions grew because the Byzantine emperors invested less in border defenses, driven by over-reliance on client state commitments: a misapplication of *moral suasion*. Therefore, defense failures proliferated, rather than internal intrigue which would require different causes.

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