In the beginning pump up you forces at once as other nations will want you take you out! Major attack points are Tarsus, Sardis and Hatra. They will nearly always attack there . Over in Secluia, form up units to assault Susa as it may become a staging point for future Parthian attacks. In antitoch get ready to assault Salamis as it becomes a major money making source. Over 5000 a turn!. That will cause war with Eygpt. In Damscus, ready for an assault by Eygptians. In Hatra ready for an Pontus assault as they will attack you quite severly in the near future. Over in Tarsus get ready for both a Pontus assault and to assault Greece for the control of Rohdes. Remeber to build blacksmiths to build the deadly scythed chariots When assualting walls try to have non phalax units assault in stead of pikemen. Get scythed chariots as soon as possible as they totally eradicte most early units. Build stone walls as soon as possible in Hatra, Tarsus, and Sardis as they are attacked quite frequently. Capharacts are powerful so when possible get them. And remember that Armored elephants can be built anywhere! [This message has been edited by Anubite lord (edited 03-10-2005 @ 10:04 PM).]
Secluids are a great combination. They use powerful pikeman, Raging elephants, and armored caparacts. They even use Roman's very legions! Yet they are hard to play asthey are surrounded by Eygpt, Pontus, Greek, Parthia, and Aremia.Eygpt especially as you have to fight them with pelasts and levy pikemen vs. Desert axeman and Desert Calvary
After you do all this you can start focusing on holding your cities and fighting the Greeks and Eygptians. Knock out the Eygptians first as they are the most dangerous of all your enemys. After that fight greece and Pontus for Asia Minor. Then deal With Aremnia. In the meantime fight the Partianians for Arkasia. From here on you can chooses to fight Numidia for Northern Africa. or head north to asault Scythia, or fight for Greece. Its your choice.
For the first turn construct roads in all settlements that don't have them. In the ones that do, constuct temples to Heptausus. Build troops in all settlements.
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