Which risk increased for the Byzantine Empire when tributary payments failed to reach frontier allies?

💡 Explanation

Barbarian raiding increased because of bribery failure; the *payment mechanism* maintaining peace among frontier tribes lapsed. Without payments, raiding became more attractive, therefore border security declined, rather than purely economic or domestic unrest being caused.

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