While, personally I like Qarthadastim....the Romani seem to have superior forces in Camillian/Polybian times, and almost assuredly do during Marian/Augustan times.

The Qarthadastim do have a flexible roster with several bad ass units.

The Romani just piss me off. I have yet to play a serious Romani campaign in EB. I think I was Romand out, so to speak, after vanilla.