recomendation 1: Europa barborum. this mod earns top spot in my favorite mod list! no one can compare this with anything else. for those lurking i highly reccomend you download this!

reccomendation 2: rise of persia. favorite pre roman time frame mod! with a time frame that has phronic egyptians in the correct setting and the early persian empire,this is the mod for you! it has thourly researched factions all though hoplites are a bit overpowered it even has babolon! and some of the other more obscure factions!

recomendation 3: roma surrectum 2 this mod takes place in the rome total war time frame but it's got realistic units named and numbered legions and it has great music and battle inviroments. highley reccomended!