To be fair, Tapanojum, anyone who had access to the internet and a passing interest in the game would probably have known that there were a number of other playable factions - they could well have bought the game with a fierce hatred of Rome already brimming in their hearts.

Me, I've been hankering to play as the Romans again since the days of playing Centurion(TM) as a wee lad. "Submit now, or be destroyed". I can still remember the drums sounding as the battle began...