Hi guys

First campaign ever on EB, I'm not a noob to TW I've played tons of modded TW games. Just started as Rome only 3-4 turns in, hardly suffered any casualties against rebel army - i'm a bit worried as Rome are very strong militarily anyway, that i'm not gonna have the long battles that go down to the wire I've enjoyed on other mods, as I progress in the game even against better opponents. I'm on HARD/MED, I don't mind getting my ass kicked in the field sometimes I like a challenge. I've got no interest in expanding as fast as possible, so i'm happy to let other factions take rebel settlements and build up -any other tips?

I don't mind starting again with more challneging settings if people think that's a good idea, if so what settings would you suggest?