Quote Originally Posted by gardibolt
Well, that certainly is different from my experience. I've ivated an alliance as Julii with both Pontus and Scythia, and it has lasted for nearly 20 years (40 turns), even though I border both of them. I hold 83 territories and Pontus holds 4 and Scythia holds 5. Maybe you're doing something to offend your allies. I've also had an alliance with the Macedonians against the Greek Cities fall apart when I left my territories bordering Macedon too poorly garrisoned.

But having learned that lesson, I DON'T rely on my allies to be faithful. I garrison large armies on my borders with them, on the highways between our cities. And voila, no backstabbing.

Maybe the money i gave them offended them? Some factions will often refuse money as a gift for what ever reason. Is the AI so good that it has it's own "iron man" rules?


What difficulty setting do you play with? Medium diplomacy isn't quite so bad....