we've actually gone ahead and begun to take steps to deal with that. to give you an idea of how well it *could* work, I had a war with Carthage play-testing Massylia, and through a series of quick moves (amphibious landing by Gades, defeat of a Carthaginian Army near Garama, alliances with Iberian tribes as counter), they quick sued for peace. It's become known as the "Garama Incident". It lasted only 1 turn.
whether it will do what you have in mind? not so sure. I best leave that to someone else more knowledgeable on the subject than myself.
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