Strats for Carthage?

[PseRamesses]

In RTR Im pretty sure they get archers.

Yup, they do.

[Aetius the Last Roman]

Take sicily, all of it and secure an alliance with the greeks and if you can a ceasefire with the Romans.

After Sicily, focus on the Numidians and stop them contacting the Egyptians. Blitz'em and turn them into a protectorate or wipe them out.

Spain is a butcher's ground if it is not a top priority so watch you step there. Usually you can stall for time by playing the Spanish off against the Gauls. The trick to Spain is to take the East of Spain first and work your way into the centre whilst shutting of the pyrennes from the Gauls. Spain is easy to defend because of all the rivers, if you use the terrain you will hardly lose 10 men.
If you want to Blitz Spain, use ships and make sure you took the rebel towns first.

Romans are best taken once you hold the coast of the whole of the Western Mediterrean (this will mean war with the Gauls) is your so you have a direct overland route as well as a Southern invasion route. By this time you should also be powerful enough to launch a pincer attack. The trick is to go heavy in the North first, wipe you the Julii North of the Po and guard the pass into Dalmatia to stop overland Brutii re-inforcements at the Alps. Afterwards you head for the Scipii who you should blitz out of existence. Then squeeze the Julii out of existence, kick the Brutii out of Italy and surround Rome. Rome is harder to take out so it is best to surround them and starve the city whilst you kick the Brutii out of Greece or get ready to face Egypt.