Fairly new to this game and got questions

[Skullheadhq]

1. Wich faction is closest to Afghanistan besides Arche Seleukeia because they suck.- Bactria, And they are a good infantry faction as well

2. Usually in books or movies i read or hear "The persians invaded... blabla" but suddenly in this mod there are a lot of persian factions, wich faction do they mean when they say the persians invaded blabla?? I guess Arche Seleukeia because they are the biggest. My history book also said the persians had an empire stretching from Turkey to Afghanistan and that's how it is to the AS faction.-
That must be the Achaemenid persian empire that was annihilated some 50 years before the start of the EB timeframe, They had that huge, fat ass empire you're speaking of
3. For a beginner n00b like me who can handle cash income but not war wich Greek or Persian faction is the best, all the Greek and Persian factions are very challenging or nigh-impossible.- I suggest Ptolemaic Empire, They have good finance and nice phalanxes as well
4. Why are there no easy factions, the lowest is moderate and those are excatly the factions i terribly dislike. - Because moderate is easy in this mod (well easiest)

5. Any in-battle tips for me? I play on medium, i usually beat armies outnumbering them but if i am outnumbered i always get screwed. So what should i do to beat a larger army than mine?- Use phalanx makedonian style troops and you beat the crap out of them!

6. Why is it so hard to control a large empire, i always have to check every 20 cities with AS that's why they suck. Is it always like that or is there a way to speed it up.- It's easier to govern your garden then the world

7. There is no shield wall in the game, why they are awesome....- If i am not mistaken the 1.1 BI installer haves shieldwall!

8. Best infantry faction? I hate cavalry, they are there only to flank and even then they die quickly-
Makedonia, Arveni, Aedui, Baktria, Romani, AS, Ptolemaic empire(), Epeiros and the Soviet Union!
Skullheadhq