Sry for hearing that.. 68 years passed playing with Rome and I didn't have that issue.. Maybe just bad luck?
I dont think so, i played two quick games with easy nations to test this. The above game was with Egypt, but i also played a rome game for 65 years. I still had a few 7 or 8 skill guys waiting for a position, and a lost 10 or 11 somewhere, but with rome you could also see the writing on the wall, and where it would lead. Im pretty sure if i keep playing the rome game for another 30 years i'd en up in the same devastating state as in my egypt game.