Quote Originally Posted by kofti
no crusades or jihads for orthodox ?
No. Historically, none of the Orthodox factions in game went on a holy war. (the Armenians, however...)

Quote Originally Posted by kofti
however, real far factions attack my trade lines ( french, sicilians and so ) how can i stop this from happening ?
Not much, the Sicilians are notorious for this. However, single ships present the A.I. with an irresistable target, so don't use them alone, and certainly not near important (to the A.I.) coastlines.