pontus is a really fun faction but hard there cavalry are the only thing that is good about them there infrantry are the worst in the game .i took armeinia and a bit of parthia in my first 20 turns . i hit egypt and helped the secluid empire but eventually egypt forced me bk and i am not the greatest with cavalry and infrantry are so poor that i didnt really beat the egyptians but held them back.thats as far as i got !!!