Aulus, in 272 BC there was no hint of a Roman Civil War, nor was it inevitable: why should we script a civil war for a faction that might be defeated by Epeiros, Carthage or the Averni before it gets to that point? I have played a Carthage campaign where the first faction I eliminated was Rome. Many kingdoms and nations experienced internal strife in this time period: we are not going to single out the Romans for special treatment.