I dont use "crap" units because Im quite wealthy, I have 46 provinces with cca 30k denarii/turn, Rome is part of my great empire, Im beating Egyptians and I have alliance with thrace (It helps me agains Brutii)....but thy are on their knees anyway:)

All my cities have few good units (my public order is ok), maybe 10 of them has town watch.

Its good this way because I can strike hard on damn rebbels. I also have Governor in almost every city (46 provinces/over 40 famly members) and I have few really superb generals:"Kaeso the great, Herrenius the Infantryman, Publius the Cruel...etc."

My naval forces are weak...Im making new flets on the north of my Julii teritory because damn enemy fleets are to numerous so I willl strike them hard in next 20 years:)