Focus ur priorities, don't try to go on the offensive against everyone at once.

here's a hint, the AI's are retarded at seige assults, particularly AI eastern factions. just stick 6 units of milita hoplits and u'll never lose a city unless they field a whole damn army of cats.

Attack first where you have both the resource and being worth while, that ususally means getting Egypt first. the Pathians will bankrupt themself if they don't sack ur city soon and so will the Armenian to a lesser degree, Pontus and Egypt will be ur real problem