With the seleucids, I send one army to a quick strike on the parthians. With luck, my spy opened the gates to me!
I send two diplomats to Egypt for bribering their leaders, diplomats and cites.
I also send one diplomat to bribe the town of Halicarnassus. This city will be my operation base against the greek cites later.

After 8 turns I had taken over the southen part of Partia (not that in Kazakstan) and egypt has fallen. Now the armenians send a army of horse archers to raid my citys. This is not a great trouble because even my milita hoplites coud easaly crush them. Now I will send my armies towards Armenia and Pontus. I think a temporary aliance with the greeks will strenghen my position so I allied with them in turn 12. Their spartan hoplites helpt me a loot. The downside was that I was forced to partrice Pontus!