Saka

[bobbin]

I think they are the way they are in the game because historically the Saka never really settled down after their conquests and still retained much of their nomadic nature, as opposed to the Pahlava (Parthians) who became very settled indeed, hence their ability to upgrade to bigger cities.
This is what I've gathered from reading the ingame material, although it would be great for the Saka to have the option to follow the same route as the Pahlava and become more sedentary.


Edit:

There was (kind of) a reform planned for Saka along the lines of the Pahlava reformed governments. No work was done on it though. You can probably expect something more for them in EBII, though.

ha! looks like while i was typing my wish came true.