Quote Originally Posted by athanaric View Post
If you play as Rome, it pays to take Spain and eliminate the Lusotannan before you even touch Gaul. Spain is richer anyway (if you play SPQR and tech up those provinces with deep mines, decent ports, and paved roads, you can make 50k mnai per turn from Hispania alone), and you need to stop the Carthies from expanding too much there.
Agreed, Rome should concentrate on taking coastal cities around Italy, Sicily, southern Gaul, eastern and southern Spain, and western Illryia. Coastal cities means sea trade, and that is the great moneymaker in EB. Penetrating into central Gaul can wait until later - besides, the Gallic factions will help keep the Sweboz at bay for a while.