The Seleucid Empire

[Patricius]

The option of bribery is now completely lost. A major element of strategy for this faction therefore lost.

Going on the offensive seems the only option. Susa of the Parthians, as well as anything Egyptian, become targets. Once Susa is taken, the Parthian are distant and neutralised for a while. The Greeks tend to rebuild the faction if they lose their Greek cities by taking them. Absorbing the rebels in Asia Minor is important Hatra can be a problem. It can be an early target of an enemy and is not really capable of defending itself. Putting anything from mercs to whatever I can spare from other cities is something I do also. Losing it cuts the faction in two and both attacking Parthia early and raising anything other than a defensive garrison for Seleucia is a strain. Still the wealth of this faction means that the situation is not irretrievable if mistakes are made.