Roman: Scipii

[Poulp']

to Guillaume

first, try to snatch Halicarnassus if the Brutii didn't; it'll give you an edge in upgrading your cities quicker than your Roman rivals.

then, on your way to Egypt, conquer the mediterranean islands, Crete, Rhodes, Cyprus; they are money makers and you can use them as bases for futures conquests. If they are already under Brutii rule, send a couple of spies and assassins, and make them revolt before conquering them. (of course, have an army stationned nearby)
That's more money making for you and less for your rivals/enemies.

Cyrene and Salamis are great positions from where to take the Nile valley; from Salamis, you can launch an assult on Alexandria and disrupt the egyptian supply line along the shore. From Cyrene, you can either support the assault on Alenxandria or siege Thebes, the Pyramids will help you to keep egyptian cities under control.

If you can get the Brutii to help you in taking out Egypt (in Asia Minor I guess) so much the better; you should not suffer cultural penalty once you take them back from the Brutii during the civil war

Create unrest in the Nile valley too, every egyptian city which goes rebel is one less which builds units to attack you.
If you can send a plagued spy into those cities, that's usually a hard blow for the Ptolemees. It means you won't be able to take them (at least taking them with a family member) but it will buy you time to launch a campaign against them.
Likewise, keep a spy in your cities to prevent other's spies from creating unrest.

In North Africa, your priority should be to build highways wherever and whenever possible. Highways, a cavalry force (or two), and watch towers are the keys to holding Africa; it lets you enforce quickly the (trampling) Pax Romana.

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pretty much all I can think at the moment.

Edit:
hum? promoted to member, yeah !

very important: Beat them, and beat them hard !

And thanks to whoever promoted me