Roguebolo,

Is there a way to test your hypothesis?

If I am playing Parthia, engaging in alliances and war, you are saying despite load/save every turn that the AI will figure things out and the Scipii will take all of Sicilly?

This seems like an easy test to run.

Please confim if this test would fit your hypothesis that human interaction is needed to jump start the aggressive behavior.

Or is it only working when the human player's faction is involved directly in the situation?