Quote Originally Posted by gardibolt
Geez, it's only 236 BC. Am I safe for a while, or has my high standing with the People doomed me before I'm ready? I've destroyed the Macedonians and the Gauls, and am on the verge of wiping out the Spanish, Greeks, Numidians, Carthaginians and Thracians (they each have 1-2 provinces), and I have about 30 provinces myself. Was the 30 provinces a trigger?
Around 30 provinces your standing with the Senate will slowly go down until civil war occurs. You probably got a message that you have enough support from the people to march on Rome but you're not required to until much later like Skott said.