Quote Originally Posted by cmacq
This is not an option. Right, a plan C, then?
When in doubt, call on mercenaries. Rome is a very rich faction, you can afford it, right??

Merc Pezhetairoi make much nicer sarissa-meat than your spitwadsmen, freeing the latter for flanking. I've heard good things about Thracian Peltasts, if you're campaigning over in Greece rather than Italy (yeah, who am I kidding, the AI crossing the Adriatic? Not gonna happen). If you don't have Equites Extraordinarii ready yet, the Thessalians are pretty similar as I recall. Cretans will help a lot if you have to fight sally battles against Makedonian sieges.