It just so happens that in 272 the Maks were in dire straights in regards to Macedonia itself, and continued to try to capture Athens and hold on to Corinth. In getting 272 right we put them at a big disadvantage. It looks like Maks and KH battle it out pretty evenly in the games I see. Historically since Pyrrhos dies in 272 it opens a big door for the Maks to resurge, but that doesn't happen in most EB games since Pyrrhos lives. So it puts the Maks in this tight spot. What do we do? Thankfully they do hang around in a lot of games and are successful, but it's hard to make them "delay" in their current weakened state and then blow up later into a real power again.

If folks want Carthage to focus more on Iberia, then make a little mini mod that puts a land bridge at Gibraltar and voila. That should be a really easy addition to make if you are interested in doing so.