I should have mentioned in my OP that I'm a bit of a Romeophile, and I'm definitely looking to play a Roman faction. One of the things I do like about vanilla MTW2 is the chance to play the Byzantine Empire. Having said that, I think I've narrowed my choices down to Invasio Barbarorvm2, and Paeninsula Italica, with a lean towards trying the latter first. Once again, thanks for the input, guys.