Quote Originally Posted by Sovereign
Also I think that in ancient times there would have been more 'tribes' rebels/brigands. However in Medieval with united kingdoms there would have been much less. Perhaps this is the reason for more rebels appearing in Rome. Once more, realism.
Hmm. A good thought but I'd have to disagree. Maybe more tribes during ancient times but kingdoms weren't really united until late Medieval/Rennaissance history. Besides Rome eventually became (within the timeframe of RTW) a more cohesive nation than any Medieval country could have dreamed of.

I think in essence the appearance of rebels in RTW was just undertested by CA. I don't think they realized how annoying they were to the gameplay until after the release.