Hey guys I will be a total newbie to the game, I'm wondering on your opinions on weather or not to download EB straight off or rather get to grips with the original first?

After doing some reading on here it seems that EB would be best suited for me as I love all Roman History and to see such dedication to historically accurate gaming is very rare. But if it's better to get togrips with the original first, I would rather like to know.

Thanks, Matt