A couple of house rules I adopt:

- Play all battles so I enemies cannot regroup and attack me again.

- If a family member is under 30 he has to be someones understudy whether commanding or governing.

- Only a Consul can command on his own.

- Where possible I recruit a large enough army to take settlements to natural borders like rivers or mountains. For example take Patavium, Mediolanium and segesta in one sweep.