Actually, blitzing fast is critical as you want to get to the Romans before they reform.
Your chariot archers are powerful but are highly vulnerable to archers. Once they get archer auxilia, your chariots are toast. Their super high post-marian armor for infantry and cav will also destroy hopes of killing them through missiles.
Chosen swords can fight their early and even late legions to a standstill but you lose much of the edge in chariots.
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