Welcome to the fora.

Now I have a few questions and the first and most important one is about in what way it's best to build towns, what's generating the biggest income and growth? How can I keep my people happy when the city grows alot? What's Squalor and how can I prevent it?
For a start I suggest you read Frogbeastegg's guide, it will help you a lot for a certainty.

I also wonder wich are the most important parts of an army, how many cavalry, infantry and ranged troops should you have in each big army? What kind of units should you have in a small troop?
Playing as a Roman faction I always focus on infantry, supported by a strong cavalry. Some players prefer using a lot of archers, it ruins the fun (and the challenge) in my opinion.

Another thing that is quite strange is that in the first years of the game I gain a lot of new family members but then nothing happens, some generals are over 40 years old and don't even have a wife. How can I get more family members?
Don't panick, your house will not die out If the number of your family members reach a critical level you will be offered some "sons" (i.e adoption).


I also wonder wich god I should put my trust in as a Scipii?
Each god has its use, I suggest you have a look at the temple guid (Forum index).