Yeah they have accepted to attack i think though because i asked powerful factions they calculated chances against me and against the AI and chose to go with me. However it took some cash (which even if minuscule amounts the AI appears to love) but yes they attacked, i believe the romans, iberians, and britons when i was the carthaginians and as the macedonians they attacked pontus, egypt, romans, numidia, and iberia when i was macedom. So *gasp* the AI does think in the game somewhat (note some base editing was done to AI attitudes to make them more accommodating and those campaigns were played on vh/vh)