Quote Originally Posted by Dayve
Sure Briton didn't do anything interesting until the Romans invaded but, what about some other factions on the map? During the mods time frame what did Dacia do except for getting conquered by the Romans? Greeks? What did they do? Seleucids, did they do anything apart from get conquered? All syracuse did was get conquered in the mods time frame... Or did the thing with Carthage happen after 272BC? I think if the Britons had been united under one ruler somehow they could have taken all of Britain and perhaps even raided/taken parts of Gaul... Having the Casse isn't unrealistic at all i don't think.
The Dacians conquered much of the Balkans, creating a fairly large empire noted for its arts and the reputation of their warriors. The Greeks, even after their low during Phillip's and Alexander's domination, managed to recover, and several leagues defied post Alexandrian Macedonia. Their economies flourished and their military became respectable. Sparta especially, with funding from the Ptolemaic dynasty, managed quite an impressive rebirth, and they militarily reexerted themselves enough to shock the outside world. The Seleucid Empire was possibly the most active of the successor kingdoms. They also had the most diverse territories. They were constantly dealing with rebellions and conflicts with other states, especially Ptolemaic Egyptian kingdom. Until Rome took defeated them in successive wars, they were probably tied with Rome, Ptolemaic Egypt, and Carthage in terms of sheer clout, both militarily and politically.

Perhaps what you suggest is possible, but it didn't happen, and I think that's reason enough to give their slot to a more active civilization. I don't mean to be come off as high handed about this, and I have no real desire to argue. It's just my opinion, and you're just as entitled to yours.