Quote Originally Posted by QuintusJulius-Cicero
I try to wipe out Egypt with everything I got early on. even if it cost all your former Seleucid lands, Egyptian lands are much more profitable and has a much bigger population/growth, which would help you to recruit higher tier units. Plus it's safer, not bordering several hostile factions all at once.
This is the only strategy I've found that works at all. Build tons of Militia Hoplites and (especially) Militia Cavalry, and crush Egypt. Once you have all the Egyptian territories, you've got a mostly secure southern (now western) border, and can turn to your enemies in the north, wiping them out one by one. Parthia, Armenia, Pontus, and the Greek Cities should fall to you in turn, and once you have them all, only the Romans will have a chance of challenging your supremacy.