Strongest factions BI?

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

I've watched them chew through entire armies almost single handed. In fact I watched a single unit trash around half a low tech army, They are anything but overated.

the most powerful faction has to be the Eastern empire-They have a good lineup, high technology and the cash to back it up. Their only weakness is internal religious and loyalty division which are a moot point for a good player.

Thats only because Cibs are built to kill the stupid AI, they've only once caused me problems and that was in a city where I couldn't manuver and had to meet them head on.

They're so slow they will get mauled by some Horse Archers, then you just need a unit in shieldwall for them to hit and some heavy Cav to ramm up their arse.

[x-dANGEr]

Mauled by HAs? With their armor of 18? (Not sure.. Maybe 20)