Ok update on the war.
It's going slightly better for me now.

@Atanamir: I tried ceasefire for the only settlement I was willing to let go, they refused and then took the settlement back. I was allies with the Ptollies almost since the beginning, AS attacked me, and I just helped Ptollies relieve the siege of Jerusalem, so I'm not particularly interested on that front.

I am playing on medium/medium as I like reasonable AI and winnable battles, also I'm not the world's greatest general.

@Sdragon: When I posted only me, Ptolemy and Pahlav were enemies of the AS, now


Pontos is now in the war and Makedonia swapped sides, preferring to support Pontos, leaving AS alone, bar the Romans. As of now Pontos has taken Ipsos and Asia Minor is looking quite purple

@eggthief: A few little screenies

Where the war began

The Borderlands

Diplomacy the turn before Pontos joined the war

Saba's 'elite' awaiting their certain destruction.

Persepolis... gone!

True allies- relieving the siege of Hierosolyma
Of course when (or if) AS is destroyed the alliance will obviously dissolve by one of the group betraying me. I however hold myself to a code of honour. I don't break alliances.
By the way, I've taken Axum recently, not sure if it shows up on any of the screenies. It seems to be helping my economy quite a bit, with 2nd level gold mines, so I think my future may not be as defeat-ridden as the last few have been