In case anyone wants to play a save where both the Ptolemaioi and Seleukidae are effectively neutralized (!), I present to you my savegame, Epeiros 218 BC (VH/M, on ALEX, with Lz3's mod pack, easily found in the mod forum, but I believe the save is backwards compatible anyways):
About 5,000 mnai in the bank and making around 10,000 a turn, as my armies are taking major upkeep. The conquest of Italy is underway from the north, and there are currently three armies around there: a beaten-up fullstack with the faction leader that has just taken Bononia, a largely Thracian 3/4 stack sitting in Patavium, and a veteran fullstack, fresh from retraining after conquering most of Egypt and raiding Carthage, marching towards northern Italy. This is the latter:
The stack in Bononia is very similar to this, just replace Thessalians with elite Epirote cav and elite peltasts with Hypaspists. Current enemies include Rome, Carthage, and Saba, and the lone ally is Baktria. KH and Makedonia are both destroyed, but all other factions are alive. Aside from the aforementioned armies, sizeable garrisons exist in Tylis, Serdike, Byzantion, Mytilene, Augila, and Kyrene; there is also an army besieging Axum. Infrastructure is highly developed in Hellas and Egypt. Be wary of Sauromatae or Pontic attack if you choose to disband the border garrisons with those factions, as they are both fast running out of enemies and could attack at any time. Find the save here: http://www.filefront.com/14002315/Quicksave.sav
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