What do you think is the best faction to play as?????

your views and experiences please...........(i'm quite out of the game due to certain probs with my comp, so i'm sort of laid out of it for the time being!!!!!!)

mine was Roman Scipii
Liked the blue color and the dog emblem.......
legionaries are cool ......... ofcourse the cavalry sucks ......... but the the Decre (ships) are cool..............
Dreadnoughts of the Roman era................(Temple of Vulcan highest upgrade+Highest port upgrade)
the sea is your Capitaaan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!