Right. I understand that. It is just that the I've spent most of the game fighting Phalanxes, and the Roman Army is purpose-built to break phalanxes. Now, granted, the Egyptians have some strong phalanxes, but their short spear/sword infantry and cavalry are vastly inferior to the Seleucids, let alone the Armenians and the Parthians. I'd much rather be fighting heavy infantry wearing a chainmail burqa with a huge hasta than another billion phalanxes.

Anyway I could supercharge Parthia? They seem to be doing well (they got most of East Persia, just made the Saka a client state), but against the Yellow Menace I don't think they can stand up without me giving them some help.