The Key to playing as Julii espeically, take pativium within 4 years.

The population will explode, (I often get 7% growth), and i use it to boost, the 5 province around venetia.
It also lowers sqaulor, and provides a growth for cities where you need it. Not to mention, sending sending out peasants to get killed off by rebels or your enemies, also helps.

But remember, don't build the last 1 or 2 farms in your cities, let them hover as close as possible to the 0% growth at 25,000 population.


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