Actually, the problem was allowing them to take Kyrene. I always spawn additional troops there to prevent them taking it, regardless of what faction I'm playing. That's an effective bulwark against either side initiating an ahistorical war.
It began on seven hills - an EB 1.1 Romani AAR with historical house-rules (now ceased)
Heirs to Lysimachos - an EB 1.1 Epeiros-as-Pergamon AAR with semi-historical houserules (now ceased)
Philetairos' Gift - a second EB 1.1 Epeiros-as-Pergamon AAR
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