Quote Originally Posted by Macilrille View Post
SwissBarbar, what sort of Rome are you playing? Historically Roamns were exceedingly brutal and did indeed exterminate a lot of enemy cities.

I am compiling a sketchy timeline for Roman expansion for those who want to follow history and many of those cities we see on the map was devastated by Roman conquest then rebuilt later.

My houserule as Rome is to exterminate enemy populations unless they have something in common with you (Rhegion, etc), or has been a long-term ally (rare in EB).

Yes, but these Romans are not the historical Romans, but the swissbarbarian Romans. Meaning a brutal general may exterminate more than a kind one. Of course, if you try to replay Roman history, that's ok. But in my campaign they don't go an conquer. They mostly go to war, when the enemy attacked first and treat them with respect, except if the general is a complete berserker.