Things you learned from playing vanilla RTW

[bobbin]

I learned the only form of population control was revolt followed by massacre.
I learned that all the people in a nation wore the same coloured clothes.
I learned that all romans were in fact very bad american voice actors.
I learned that walls, farms and granaries are indestructable.

[Maksimus]

I learned how to finish my campaign in 10 turns

[Moosemanmoo]

I learnt that the average 18 year old would die of old age whilst marching from Germany to Italy
I also learnt spring and autumn are modern inventions

[Majd il-Romani]

I learned that the RTW team got their inspiration for Egypt from the Mummy Returns
I learned that, so long as you have conquered a province, in 5 seconds people from your homeland will be there waiting to be trained.
I learned that the Roman generals had a modern sense of humor.
I learned that all of the Greek City-states were united, even in Syracuse.
I learned that, by 242 BC (or whenever the game starts) Parthia is already at its full extent
I learned that, when Alexander the Great died, the Seleucids got all of the crappy weapons, armor, and units, Egypt was practically untouched from the days of Ramesses II, and Macedon started worshipping Sparta