So when you combine having to throw ragers for the gods, kick back cool gifts to The Man and keep thousands of laborers happy- it can be more than a handful at times. You also have to deal with random events like earthquakes, wolf packs, and natives who are not so happy to have civilization encroaching on their turf. My main problem is trying to keep my cities from burning up. You have to build these little things call prefectures and it is a pain in the butt to make sure all areas of your city is getting good coverage. Same with the buildings that crumble and having to make engineer posts.
Money is another worry.
The game provides ample ways to make money, but you have to get your economy going as fast as possible and keep it going. It is also a good idea to keep extra stores of your supplies because not only do you have to send gifts to Caesar on your own, but you also have to meet his demands for supplies that you are producing in your city. Once your city starts to degrade, you re pretty much screwed and have to start over. That was the one thing I didn t like about this game. You have a very slim chance of recovering once things go down.