My next game?

[Jebivjetar]

Play Carthage. Advances of Carthage:
1) Secured homelands, no one will attack you there
2) If you really like heavy infantry based armies, Carthage has her own hard core heavies, stronger than Roman ones (but more expensive)
3) Some of the finest cavalries of the known world: Iberian lancers (i call them Iberian cataphracts, they rock) + Sacred band cavalry!
4) Very good economy
5) The Barcids