Hi

Equites were the cornerstone of my Roman campaigns. In vanilla RTW there are many who say the unit is overpowered and they mod the unit down in size and up in price. I dont mod it. It remains in vanilla form and these guys do well on all fronts except against the German Spears and Brit Chariots. Available early, cheap, fast moving, and retrainable. I had units with silver chevrons of experience by the end of the campaign (without temple upgrades)

Playing now as Egyptian I like the Generals. Chariot Archers with multiple hit points. These guys kill averything and are versitile. Only massed horse archers pose a big threat to them. Being so powerful a lone general can go up against small enemy stacks with less than 1to1 odds and earn heroic victory. Thus gaining more positive traits. Playing on vh/vh the rebels occur often and dont rout. They become target practice for the generals who by killing non routing enemy gain more experience. In 10 years of play I have a general with a gold chevron and 10 stars.

I too like the look of the Forrester warbands of the Gaul. Might try Gaul next campaign.