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that is the savegame.

I am fairly new to Rome Total War and I am playing EB 1.2

I don't want to use Force Diplomacy.

Also if anyone can give me tactics to use on the Greek armies should I use my own Hoplites, or just calvary with roman infantry?

I want to get better at the war part of the game. I find that my slingers do nothing against Phalanx troops. But they move down any light infantry unit. Aren't they supposed to be good against armor?

can someone explain. Also if i used archers against the phalanx with fire arrows would that help me kill or shake their lines?
You have to hit their sides of their rear with your slingers to do any significant damage to better armored opponents. Use the versatility of your legions against the hoplites. Hoplites move poorly and once they engage an opponent they are easy to flank. Post your hastati to the front with auxiliary (foreign mercs or locally recruited troops) on the wings. Once the hoplites are engaged with your hastati come around behind and smash them with either your mercs or your cavalry. It works even better against Phalanx unit with pikes cause they are so slow to move or disengage. Same basic principal Alexander the Great used. Use the infantry to pin the foe in place and then hit them from behind with your cavalry or another unit if you don't have cav available. Your infantry is the anvil, your cavalry is the hammer.