Consolidating Italy as Rome

[Nelson]

I find the use of pre-Marian troops to be quite effective - and it adds diversity and interest to the game. My standard setup is a 9-unit Roman core (3 Principes, 3 Hastati, 1 Trairii, 1 Velites, 1 Equites). I can combine two of these into a full legion or augment it with Auxilliary troops to save costs. Haven't gotten to siege weapons yet, but I'll be sure to try them out.

Ave, moonshiner.

I applaud your use of proper manipular legions. It sounds like you play TW games the same way I do. Creating an army that performs and behaves in a manner consistent with history (as best we can know it) adds to the fun. My own biggest complaints over the years have arisen when CA’s units won’t allow for this. For example, where is the corvus in the Roman navy? Still, CA gets things done well enough.