I am playing as Carthage in my campaign, I have taken all of Iberia, Numidia, even Cyrene, as well as Sicily and Sardinia - trying to fight my way up the boot of Italy.
My problem is that no matter what unit mix I try, the Romans chew up my armies (I win, but Pyhrric victories). So far I have tried as army comp:
Libyan Spearmen, Numidian Archers, with Iberian Cavalry
War Elephants, Greek Hoplites, Sacred Band Cavalry
Numidian Skirmishers, Samnite Warriors, Elephants
Iberian Infantry or Heavy Scutarii, Iberian Heavy Cavalry, Numidian Archers
My best results came with:
Ethiopian Axemen, Italian Infantry, War Elephants, Sacred Band Cavalry
What do you guys recommend? I am willing to conquer anywhere to get troops to defeat Rome. I have Ethiopian Axemen from Cyrene - building queue completely filled