totally agree with you John, there are endless possibilities of new episodes of AC that could take place during the Roman Republic and then the Roman Empire, and what about Constantinople / Byzance... I wonder what it would be like in 1453,,,,
AC developpers should do a game in Roman Britain: 117 AD IXth legion (the one that disappeared) with the great great great great grandson of Bayek and Aya (from Origins)
They already have one 117 AD in the Anno series so they already have the historical knowledge to do that!