hmmmmm just wondering...i know that this is not relevant to "RTW Guides", but is there a mod or fix that i can do to access production of phalanxes after i built the city barracks, cos the phalanxes where replaced with the bastarnaes, and i need the phalanxes!

neway, heres my 2 cents...

diplomacy is really very important, and it certainly helped me in the beginning-selling trade rights, alliances, map info...managed to get about a tribute of 700-2000 for 4-7 turns :), which really accelerated my economy...hmmmm...i guess it will work with all factions. i managed to get 10,000+ payment from egypt for just map info! very nice...(well, it was Medium/Medium... )

one of the more subtle strategies i had was to leave the hellenic factions alone, except for macedon (15 province objectives...) and expand elsewhere-eastern europe, italy, sicily, north africa, by passing greece. this way, when all the hellenic factions (seleucid, greeks) declare war, i just bribe armies, to swell my numbers, and then, crush the fellow greeks...