it is a good idea to hold those cities that make money on turn 3, so on my most recent attempt i refrained from handing over pagan temples to the receivers. this has helped but the problem case is of course Salonika which i think i lost due to sending Spurius down to preach there.
hey those Sol Invictus pros are impressive, but all the best generals on turn 1 are xian., and it is very tempting to secure the loyalty of a barbarian killer like Nero by making him heir. will going pagan itself bring about a loyalty deficit amongst xian family members,do you think?