Help: Early Seleucid Campaign

[Cyrus]

What should i do since i was able to have peace with the ptolies at first turn? after a little while i have reinforced all my eastern settlements and am at war only with saka and pahlava. can't attack (or would rather not) and can (with difficulty) only defend.

[Joszen1]

@ Cyrus: Depends what difficulty you are on, but,
Option A - Start again and don't get peace with Ptolies (they're scum anyway) and follow MAA and Kozak13's advice.
Option B - More settlements doesn't always mean good. I would do a mass withdrawal out of difficult-to-hold and economically poor regions in the North, set up a temporary Eleutheroi barrier. Granted they'll probably be gobbled quite quickly, but they may take out a few stacks since they have walls etc. Also, then it will be the horsemen who are over-extended and experiencing the inevitable supply problem. Then, come down hard on people like Hay and Pontus, steal their money women, children and building supplies. Once Anatolia is secure and your economy working use cash to fund future wars. The Ptolies will probably attack you soon anyway.
Option C - Sell all northern provinces to the horsemen and Baktria in equally and equally strategically challenging parts. Then lurk some armies around Ptolie territory and soon the yellow death should come knocking.
Option D - Forget the east and north, retake Makedonia and Greece.
Option E - Concentrate all your forces on taking the Arabian peninsula. Pointless, but could be interesting.
Option F - (Least recommended) Disband any expensive, pretty units and fight a defensive guerilla war from mountain-sides. Hope that the tide turns.

Either way, more is definately not always better.