nice pretty colours...

either way, i am playing as berbers at the moment... i love the hillmen... tough little blighters. the berber ability to hide an entire army in the long grass has done me wonders against the romans, its hilarious to have your whole army stand up as a bunch of romans get close, and watch the computer try to move evasively while the hillmen pelt them with spears.

their desert bonus allows them to do surprisingly well against heavy sassanid cavalry as well. i was forced into war with them after their city in arabia rebelled - 3 turns later i sacked their capital with one of those annoying golv chevron peasant armies that appear with a rebellion!