I started a new Macedonian campaign last night and I am surprised at how fast they can expand. I laid siege to Athens on the first turn and fought back an invading army from Epirots the same turn. On turn 2 I conquered Athens and began moving to Sparta. By turn 4 I conquered Sparta and moved all my troops north to attack the 2 Epirots cities. I destroyed a 600 man army of his then destroyed an 1100 man army when I took his first city then quickly laid siege to his second. In under 3 years I knocked the Epiros and Greek forces off of the main land and within 1 more year I invaded Rhodes and knocked Greece out of the game. Epirots was attacked by Rome and became a vassal state of theirs.

I then moved all my troops against the remaining rebel territories in my lands and quickly conquered them. Unfortunately I am no longer able to expand as I bled all my cities white by training as many troops as I could as fast as I could. I am now building happiness buildings, growth buildings and ports and have a massive surplus of cash every turn. If I continue to expand it will have to be with mercenaries for now but they can be disbanded in cities and then retrained into native forces if needed.

What I find funny is the only faction that would ally with me, besides Selucid which started as ally, was Spain. The Gauls (Both factions), Romans, Epirots and Carthage all refused. I haven't moved a ambasador to Getai yet as his amry was destroyed while taking two rebel territories and hes no threat to me. There is still a buffer of rebel states between him and me, which im leaving, and I have a spy in his territory watching to see if he builds another force.

My next expansion plans are to take the rebel city below me, he has 10 units, and I am training troops in Rhodes (My only real city with population left) to attack it. Then I will move troops west and go for Rome while they are still weak. Rome still has descent forces but still has several rebel territories left so I am hoping he will bleed himself dry attacking them which will leave Taras (Epirot vassal state of Rome) and the southern Italian cities available for attack.